Definitions

1. noun

a person of great wealth; a miserly person who hoards wealth, often in a way that is considered greedy or selfish.

“He was a modern-day Croesus, unwilling to spend a single penny on anything that wasn’t absolutely necessary.”

2. proper noun

Croesus, the last king of the Lydian Empire, famous for his vast wealth and his saying ‘no king at war has left his throne poorer’.

“The historian was fascinated by the story of Croesus and his ill-fated invasion of Persia.”