Vanderbilt

[van-der-bilt]

noun

1. Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.

2. Harold Stirling 1884–1970, U.S. business executive.

Vanderbilt

/ ˈvændəbɪlt /

noun

1. Cornelius, known as Commodore Vanderbilt. 1794–1877, US steamship and railway magnate and philanthropist

Example Sentences

Against that backdrop, Tuesday's ruling against the FTC "does feel like a change in momentum," said Rebecca Haw Allensworth, an antitrust law professor at Vanderbilt Law School.

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Jarred Vanderbilt said James “can bring an element that we need, essentially, knowing that he can provide that.”

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But the money will be coming from someone who has even more of it—the richest man in America—William Henry Vanderbilt.

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Forward Jake LaRavia had 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals, and Jarred Vanderbilt had 18 rebounds, one shy of his career high.

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Vanderbilt strives to imbue “Nuremberg” with a retro appeal that sometimes feels misplaced.

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