Phrase guide

wolf of Wall Street

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwʊlf‿əv ˈwɔːl stɹiːt/
  • General-American: /ˈwʊlf‿əv ˈwɔl ˌstɹit/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /-ˈwɑl-/
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noun

Meaning 1

(A name for) an aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically (derogatory), one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, idiomatic

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From wolf (“any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing”) + of + Wall Street (“American financial institutions or financial markets as a whole; big-business interests”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: Wall Streetin susi — (name for an) aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically, one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people
  • Georgian: უოლ-სტრიტის მგელი (uol-sṭriṭis mgeli) — (name for an) aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically, one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people
  • Polish: wilk z Wall Street — (name for an) aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically, one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people