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Croesus

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Croe·sus 1  (krss) Died c. 546 b.c.
Last king of Lydia (560-546) whose kingdom, which had prospered during his reign, fell to the Persians under Cyrus.
Croe·sus 2  (krss)
n.
A very wealthy man.
[After Croesus.]
Croesus [ˈkriːsəs]
n
1. (Biographies / Croesus (death date: ?546 bc) M, Lydian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) died ?546 bc, the last king of Lydia (560-546), noted for his great wealth
2. any very rich man
Croesus [ˈkriːsəs]
n
any very rich man
[from Croesus, the last king of Lydia (560-546), noted for his great wealth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.CroesusCroesus - last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
2.Croesus - a very wealthy man
have, rich person, wealthy person - a person who possesses great material wealth
Translations
Croesus [ˈkriːsəs] N → Creso
Croesus
n → Krösus m; to be as rich as Croesus → ein (richtiger) Krösus sein
Croesus [ˈkriːsəs] n → Creso
Croesus [ˈkriːsəs] n → Creso


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What ship comes sailing home from India, and what English lady is this, married to a growling old Scotch Croesus with great flaps of ears?
David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context
He met at the court of Croesus with Solon, Thales, and other sages, and is related so to have pleased his royal master, by the part he took in the conversations held with these philosophers, that he applied to him an expression which has since passed into a proverb, "The Phrygian has spoken better than all.
Fables by Aesop View in context
There are days when every stream is Pactolus and every man is Croesus, and thanks to that first and greatest of all alchemists, the sun, the morning I write of was a morning when to breathe was gold and to see was silver.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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