croesus
/ˈkɹiːsəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by
noun
A rich person.
Example Sentences
- "“[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes."
- "1875, Henry James, "Benvolio" in The Galaxy 20 (2) (August 1875). "Decidedly he was to be a great man, and this was not the moment for letting him go! At the same time there was something impressive in this extraordinary lapse in his eagerness—in his finding it so easy to forget his honors. It was only an intellectual Croesus, the Countess said to herself, who could afford to keep so loose an account.""
Etymology
From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Croesus, Κροῖσος, -
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.