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Croesus

/ˈkɹiːsəs/

Croesus proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by.

Proper noun

Croesus

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by
    1. A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.
      • “[…] 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.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC

Noun

Croesus (plural Croesuses or Croesi)

  1. (figuratively) A rich person.
    • "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...1875, Henry James, "Benvolio" in The Galaxy 20 (2) (August 1875).

Croesus meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

Croesus in Tamil

பெருஞ்செல்வன்

Croesus in Arabic

king of Lydia
كرويسوس, قَارُون qārūn

Croesus in Persian

king of Lydia
کرزوس kerozus, قارون qârun
figuratively: a rich person
قارون qârun

Forms of Croesus

Proper noun
alternative formCrœsus
Noun
pluralCroesuses
pluralCroesi

Origin of Croesus

From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian.

Words formed from Croesus

Words that rhyme with Croesus

Questions about Croesus

What does Croesus mean?
Croesus means a male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by.
What is Croesus in Tamil?
Croesus in Tamil is பெருஞ்செல்வன். See Croesus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Croesus?
Croesus can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Croesus?
Croesus is pronounced /ˈkɹiːsəs/.

Words near Croesus in the dictionary

  1. Croesan
  2. Croeserw
  3. Croesi
  4. croeso
  5. Croesor
  6. Croesus
  7. Croesuses
  8. Croff
  9. croffin
  10. croffle
  11. croffles

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