Rockefellern.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkəˌfɛlə/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər/

Forms: 1800s– Rockefeller, 1900s– Rockerfeller.

Origin: From proper names. Etymon: proper name Rockefeller.

Etymology: < the name of John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), American financier and philanthropist, and his family. In Rockefeller Republican n. at Compounds in reference to his grandson Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908–79), United States politician.

Chiefly U.S.

allusively. An immensely rich man.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > fabulously rich person

Crœsus1390

Rothschild1824

rich-rich1841

Vanderbilt1883

Rockefeller1893

Vanderbilter1975

bazillionaire1987

1893 G. W. Summers Mountain State 79 The ‘shut down’ movement came on and a property which would have made Rockefellers of its owners was permitted to lapse and the leases to become void.

1909 S. J. Wilson 25th Rep. Michigan Dairymen's Assoc. 369 Honestly, would you want your boy to be a Rockefeller, knowing today that he had a great deal more money than he and all his family could handle to advantage?

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.

1946 I. Berlin Compl. Lyrics (2001) 263/1 Come let's mix where Rockefellers Walk with sticks or umbrellas In their mitts.

1985 D. R. Koontz Twilight Eyes vi. 57 You're an absolute Rockefeller.

2009 C. Ordway (title) Reveal the Rockefeller within!

Compounds

Rockefeller Republican n. U.S. Politics a member of the Republican Party holding views likened to those of Nelson Rockefeller; a moderate or liberal Republican.In quot. 1958 denoting a supporter of Nelson Rockefeller's campaign for the governorship of New York.

ΚΠ

1958 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 28 Oct. 2/1 Rockefeller Republicans defend his campaign as being aimed at Democrats and independents.

1959 N.Y. Times 11 May 54/4 With an aggressive, alert, forward-looking party in the dynamic traditions of Eisenhower Republicans and Rockefeller Republicans, we will win.

1982 N.Y. Mag. 15 Feb. 36/3 Rosenbaum, 50, a former G.O.P. state chairman, has chosen to run to the left of the field as a Rockefeller Republican.

1995 Newsweek 13 Nov. 32/2 A pro-choice, pro-affirmative-action Rockefeller Republican who is all too comfortable with Big Government.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rockefeller
释义	Rockefellern. Brit. /ˈrɒkəˌfɛlə/, U.S. /ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər/ Forms: 1800s– Rockefeller, 1900s– Rockerfeller. Origin: From proper names. Etymon: proper name Rockefeller. Etymology: < the name of John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), American financier and philanthropist, and his family. In Rockefeller Republican n. at Compounds in reference to his grandson Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908–79), United States politician. Chiefly U.S. allusively. An immensely rich man. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > fabulously rich person Crœsus1390 Rothschild1824 rich-rich1841 Vanderbilt1883 Rockefeller1893 Vanderbilter1975 bazillionaire1987 1893 G. W. Summers Mountain State 79 The ‘shut down’ movement came on and a property which would have made Rockefellers of its owners was permitted to lapse and the leases to become void. 1909 S. J. Wilson 25th Rep. Michigan Dairymen's Assoc. 369 Honestly, would you want your boy to be a Rockefeller, knowing today that he had a great deal more money than he and all his family could handle to advantage? 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. 1946 I. Berlin Compl. Lyrics (2001) 263/1 Come let's mix where Rockefellers Walk with sticks or umbrellas In their mitts. 1985 D. R. Koontz Twilight Eyes vi. 57 You're an absolute Rockefeller. 2009 C. Ordway (title) Reveal the Rockefeller within! Compounds Rockefeller Republican n. U.S. Politics a member of the Republican Party holding views likened to those of Nelson Rockefeller; a moderate or liberal Republican.In quot. 1958 denoting a supporter of Nelson Rockefeller's campaign for the governorship of New York. ΚΠ 1958 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 28 Oct. 2/1 Rockefeller Republicans defend his campaign as being aimed at Democrats and independents. 1959 N.Y. Times 11 May 54/4 With an aggressive, alert, forward-looking party in the dynamic traditions of Eisenhower Republicans and Rockefeller Republicans, we will win. 1982 N.Y. Mag. 15 Feb. 36/3 Rosenbaum, 50, a former G.O.P. state chairman, has chosen to run to the left of the field as a Rockefeller Republican. 1995 Newsweek 13 Nov. 32/2 A pro-choice, pro-affirmative-action Rockefeller Republican who is all too comfortable with Big Government. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893
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