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Rockefeller|ˈrɒkəfɛlə(r)|
The name of John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), Amer. financier and philanthropist, used as the type of an immensely rich man. Also attrib. Hence ˌRockefeˈllerian a., designating that which only a rich man could afford.
1938I. Goldberg Wonder of Words vii. 136 Anciently, men looked up to Crœsus..as a man of immense wealth... Thousands of years later men still say, ‘He is a Rockefeller,’ or ‘He is a Rothschild.’ 1939‘F. O'Brien’ At Swim-Two-Birds i. 63, I rejoined..that I..was no Rockefeller, thus utilizing a figure of speech to convey the poverty of my circumstances. 1941B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? i. 14 I'm not exactly Rockefeller, but I'm always good for a little touch. 1975‘P. Lorraine’ Ask Rattlesnake i. v. 88 ‘You don't remember anything?.. But, James, you could be—’ ‘A Rockefeller?’ 1976National Observer (U.S.) 24 Apr. 14/2 The daily rates are Rockefellerian,..beginning at about $183 for two in high season from Dec. 20 through April 21. 1976R. Condon Whisper of Axe i. xiii. 77 Nobody, not even the Rockefeller boys, can shake up the cash for a hunnert keyes [of heroin]. 1979N.Y. Times Mag. 30 Sept. 14/4 That uncle, whom I still think of as a Mellon, a Rockefeller,..would collapse in awe of my annual grocery bill today. |