robber barons
A term applied to certain leading American businessmen of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller. The term suggests that they acquired their wealth by means more often foul than fair.
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The Robber Nerds, like the robber barons, have given tons of money to charity.
Up To a Point: Robber Barons Make Way For Robber Nerds | P. J. O’Rourke | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn an astoundingly brief time, the Party of Lincoln became the Party of robber barons.
He'll have the robber barons squirmin' on the griddle pretty quick, an' wheat'll go straight to a dollar a bushel, sure!
The Candidate | Joseph Alexander AltshelerAnd let me tell you that of all the robber barons of music, Wagner was the worst.
Old Fogy | James HunekerI might paraphrase the slogan of the robber barons of the middle ages.
The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul | Jirah D. Buck
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