noun
Rockefeller
noun
1
An extremely wealthy person (informal, used allusively).
"He drives like a Rockefeller but he's on minimum wage."
"She joked that winning the lottery would make her a Rockefeller overnight."
How to Use Rockefeller
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed loosely to mean "a very rich person," borrowing the name of the famous oil tycoon.
When to use it
Informal and usually a bit tongue-in-cheek — not a term you would use in formal writing.
Word Forms
Rockefellers plural
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Etymology
From the surname of John D. Rockefeller, the American industrialist who built Standard Oil and became one of history's richest men; his name became shorthand for extreme wealth.