Croesus Definition

krēsəs
noun
A very rich man.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(figuratively) A rich person.
Wiktionary
(historical) A male given name.
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(specifically) A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.

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Alternative spelling of Croesus.
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Origin of Croesus

  • From Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroisos)

    From Wiktionary

  • After Croesus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Croesus Sentence Examples

  • His brother and Augustus, after fighting with great distinction against the Turks both by land and sea (Prince Eugene decorated him with a sword of honour for his valour at the siege of Belgrade), had returned home to marry Sophia Sieniawska, whose fabulous dowry won for her husband the sobriquet of "the Family Croesus."

  • The result was a great disaster, and Alexander had recourse to the old quibble of the Delphic oracle to Croesus for an explanation.

  • In the spring of 546 Croesus of Lydia began the attack and advanced into Cappadocia, while the other powers were still gathering their troops.

  • But Cyrus anticipated them; he defeated Croesus and followed him to his capital.

  • The famous story of Herodotus, that the conqueror condemned Croesus to the stake, from which he was saved by the intervention of the gods, is quite inconsistent with the Persian religion.

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