Croesus
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- proper noun
- /ˈkroʊsəs/
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Creso
- What matters is neither the happiness of any Croesus in Greek and Persian cultures; the name of Croesus became a synonym for a wealthy man. - Ed.
- Croesus, the king
- rich as Croesus
Examples
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King Croesus, whose enormous wealth inspired the saying "rich as Croesus," was one of the oracle's more famous customers.
Academic text (1990) -
Richer than Croesus himself.
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I'm going to be as rich as Croesus
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He's as rich as Croesus.
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When you're rich as Croesus!
Fiction book (2001) -
He was as rich as Croesus.
Fiction book (1993) -
King Croesus, whose enormous wealth inspired the saying "rich as Croesus," was one of the oracle's more famous customers.
Academic text (1990) -
The man, who by reputation, is as rich as Croesus, and he's allowing his relatives to walk around like vagabonds.
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That means that having control over provinces with a lot of oil revenues is even more crucial, and given the level of corruption, a person in the right place in an autonomous province might end up as rich as Croesus.
Blog text (19) -
King Croesus is often cited in discussions about wealth due to his legendary riches.
Idioms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Croesus belonged to the last king of Lydia, who was famous for having a lot of gold and 'great wealth'. That's why people still mention Croesus when they want a picture of huge riches.