Andrew Carnegie
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- proper noun
- /ˈændru kɑrˈnɛɡi/
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Andrew Carnegie
- When Andrew Carnegie described his "Gospel of Wealth," he rationalized the benefits of accumulating riches, using money wisely, avoiding charity, and providing means for people to help themselves through his support of universities, libraries, hospitals, and parks.
Examples
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Andrew Carnegie was a philanthropist who donated millions to libraries and education.
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I doubt that the claims of science would seem quite as strong if the prize were called the Federal Reserve Bank Prize in Economic Science in Memory of Andrew Carnegie.
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Andrew Carnegie created a vertically integrated steel empire, as his company assumed control over several levels of production and distribution upon which it relied for its primary function.
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Famed examples of parents realizing this link include Commodore Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and more recently, Warren Buffett.
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The life story of Andrew Carnegie illustrates the American dream of success through hard work.
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Andrew Carnegie played a crucial role in developing the American steel industry in the late 19th century.
Synonyms
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An American businessman who gave money to build libraries and schools
Surface Forms
Morphology
Andrew + Carnegie
This is a proper name: the specific biographical meaning ('a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist') cannot be derived from the constituents 'Andrew' and 'Carnegie'. A learner who knows the words will recognise it as a person's name but will not be able to infer the historical/biographical information, so the expression is unpredictable from its parts.
Etymology
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel business and then gave much of his money to build public libraries and support schools. That's why his name is now linked to 'giving money to help the public' and to large charitable gifts.