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Croesus

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹiːsəs/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by

A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A rich person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • 1875, Henry James, "Benvolio" in The Galaxy 20 (2) (August 1875). "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 could afford to keep so loose an account."

Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a very wealthy man

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: rich person, wealthy person, have

5

noun

Meaning 5

last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: king, male monarch, Rex

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كرويسوس — king of Lydia
  • Arabic: قَارُون (qārūn) — king of Lydia
  • Armenian: Կրեսոս (Kresos) — king of Lydia
  • Old Armenian: Կրիւսոս (Kriwsos) — king of Lydia
  • Bulgarian: Крез (Krez) — king of Lydia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 克罗伊斯 — king of Lydia
  • Danish: Krøsus — king of Lydia
  • Finnish: Kroisos — king of Lydia
  • French: Crésus — king of Lydia
  • Middle French: Crœse — king of Lydia
  • German: Krösus — king of Lydia
  • Greek: Κροίσος (Kroísos) — king of Lydia
  • Ancient Greek: Κροῖσος (Kroîsos) — king of Lydia
  • Italian: Creso — king of Lydia
  • Latin: Croesus — king of Lydia
  • Persian: کرزوس (kerozus) — king of Lydia
  • Persian: قارون (qârun) — king of Lydia
  • Portuguese: Creso — king of Lydia
  • Russian: Крёз (Krjoz) — king of Lydia
  • Spanish: Creso — king of Lydia
  • Swedish: Krösus — king of Lydia
  • Turkish: Krezüs — king of Lydia
  • Bulgarian: Крез (Krez) — figuratively: a rich person
  • Finnish: kroisos — figuratively: a rich person
  • German: Krösus — figuratively: a rich person
  • Greek: Κροίσος (Kroísos) — figuratively: a rich person
  • Persian: قارون (qârun) — figuratively: a rich person
  • Polish: krezus — figuratively: a rich person
  • Swedish: krösus — figuratively: a rich person
  • Turkish: Karun — figuratively: a rich person