Rockefellerianadj.
/ˌrɒkəfᵻˈlɛːrɪən/, /ˌrɒkəfɛləˈrɪən/, U.S. /ˌrɑkəfəˈlɛriən/ Relating to, characteristic of, or reminiscent of the Rockefellers; spec. involving or costing amounts of money that only an immensely wealthy person could afford.
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1903 Public (Chicago) 10 Jan. 625/1 What might happen to professors of sociology, political economy, and moral philosophy, in colleges that do accept Rockefellerian plunder.
1921 Midland July 294 The growth of art requires the sunlight or shadow of wealth... We have not yet seen the Fordian art, the Rockefellerian art.
1976 National 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.
1990 T. Robbins Skinny Legs & All 229 There existed no overt prohibition against monetary contributions of Rockefellerian scope.
2007 B. Grierson U-Turn 53 The cognitive dissonance a Rockefellerian lifestyle produces in an era of transparent global disparity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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