robber baron

1. A disparaging term applied to any of the prominent businessmen in the late 19th-century US who used unethical means to increase industrialization (and thus their own wealth and prestige). John Rockefeller is usually regarded as a robber baron, but he's certainly not the only one.

2. By extension, anyone who achieves great wealth and success by unscrupulous means. Of course I don't trust him—he's a robber baron who's made all his money by manipulating the stock market!

3. In the Middle Ages, a thief who robbed unsuspecting travelers. Please be mindful of robber barons on your journey through the countryside.

See also: robber

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

codfish aristocracy
damn Yankee
Yankee
titless wonder
a fat cat
fat cat
fat-cat
old woman
fruit salad

References in periodicals archive

Reporting for and writing "Robber Baron" was a "crazy ride" that found him interviewing many of those bold-faced names such as Kissinger.

Biographer Talks About Conrad Black as 'Robber Baron'

The founding of the observatory is only an aside in Robber Baron, going no deeper than John Franch's article in the September 1995 Sky & Telescope.

Robber Baron: The Life of Charles Tyson Yerkes

Unlike many of the captains of industry of his day, his fellow "robber barons" Morgan came from an old American family background and had been educated and groomed for investment banking by his father, including education in Europe.

Morgan: American Financier

Bishop Henry fell prey to the stereotype of Black as some kind of a 19th century robber baron striding across the faces of the workers.

Bishop and Black agree to peace

"Gates is the quintessential modern-day robber baron," writes one CFO.

Who's the boss

Eventually she is kidnapped by a robber baron while the knight lies in an apparent state of death.

Erec et Enide

Of course, it's ironic to see our young folk rely on funding from criminals while being deprived of a future by this robber baron Government.

Dirty cashback; RecordView

"Send the robber baron's straight to hell," the New York Daily News quoted Springsteen as singing.

Bruce Springsteen dedicates song to Indian lawyer at Connecticut gig

White is at pains to stress that he is not resurrecting the Robber Baron literature, suggesting that, in general, those who ran the transcontinentals were generally more ignorant and inept than brilliant and scheming.

Railroaded; the transcontinentals and the making of modern America

Papazov has urged the Finance Ministry to rethink their stance on what he has called "a short-term and ill-considered" act, which will present the government as "a new model of sovereign-wealth robber baron".

Bulgaria Govt Takes over 50.05% in Stock Exchange

The medal is named for Philip Nolebody a monster robber baron who acquired just about everything and who invented a vaccine "which brought an instant and permanent end not only to warÉbut to virtually every other manifestation of mass violence whether in the form of organized rebellion or protest or in the guide of spontaneous eruptions in the form of riots or panic- or greed-driven stampede."

The Nation's Highest Honor

But I can't help wondering whether just because a robber baron kicked medieval sand in our ancestors' faces, it is right that his descendants are entitled to any more land to live on than me or you.

Last Night's TV; Whose Britain Is It Anyway? (BBC1)

notion that tech monopolies would stifle innovation in some robber baron repeat of the 19th century.

The gentle persuader: the long shadow of Alan Greenspan

Robber Baron (2.00 Taunton, nap)High up the order of merit at Henrietta Knight's, he's gradually recovering form after a two-year period on the sidelines recuperating from a ruptured tendon.

View from the training centres: Lambourn

Ms Knight can achieve a double courtesy of Robber Baron, who contests the Connolly's Red Mills Beginners' Chase.

Racing: Only Vintage can impress

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释义	robber baron robber baron 1. A disparaging term applied to any of the prominent businessmen in the late 19th-century US who used unethical means to increase industrialization (and thus their own wealth and prestige). John Rockefeller is usually regarded as a robber baron, but he's certainly not the only one. 2. By extension, anyone who achieves great wealth and success by unscrupulous means. Of course I don't trust him—he's a robber baron who's made all his money by manipulating the stock market! 3. In the Middle Ages, a thief who robbed unsuspecting travelers. Please be mindful of robber barons on your journey through the countryside. See also: robber Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: codfish aristocracy damn Yankee Yankee titless wonder a fat cat fat cat fat-cat old woman fruit salad References in periodicals archive Reporting for and writing "Robber Baron" was a "crazy ride" that found him interviewing many of those bold-faced names such as Kissinger. Biographer Talks About Conrad Black as 'Robber Baron' The founding of the observatory is only an aside in Robber Baron, going no deeper than John Franch's article in the September 1995 Sky & Telescope. Robber Baron: The Life of Charles Tyson Yerkes Unlike many of the captains of industry of his day, his fellow "robber barons" Morgan came from an old American family background and had been educated and groomed for investment banking by his father, including education in Europe. Morgan: American Financier Bishop Henry fell prey to the stereotype of Black as some kind of a 19th century robber baron striding across the faces of the workers. Bishop and Black agree to peace "Gates is the quintessential modern-day robber baron," writes one CFO. Who's the boss Eventually she is kidnapped by a robber baron while the knight lies in an apparent state of death. Erec et Enide Of course, it's ironic to see our young folk rely on funding from criminals while being deprived of a future by this robber baron Government. Dirty cashback; RecordView "Send the robber baron's straight to hell," the New York Daily News quoted Springsteen as singing. Bruce Springsteen dedicates song to Indian lawyer at Connecticut gig White is at pains to stress that he is not resurrecting the Robber Baron literature, suggesting that, in general, those who ran the transcontinentals were generally more ignorant and inept than brilliant and scheming. Railroaded; the transcontinentals and the making of modern America Papazov has urged the Finance Ministry to rethink their stance on what he has called "a short-term and ill-considered" act, which will present the government as "a new model of sovereign-wealth robber baron". Bulgaria Govt Takes over 50.05% in Stock Exchange The medal is named for Philip Nolebody a monster robber baron who acquired just about everything and who invented a vaccine "which brought an instant and permanent end not only to warÉbut to virtually every other manifestation of mass violence whether in the form of organized rebellion or protest or in the guide of spontaneous eruptions in the form of riots or panic- or greed-driven stampede." The Nation's Highest Honor But I can't help wondering whether just because a robber baron kicked medieval sand in our ancestors' faces, it is right that his descendants are entitled to any more land to live on than me or you. Last Night's TV; Whose Britain Is It Anyway? (BBC1) notion that tech monopolies would stifle innovation in some robber baron repeat of the 19th century. The gentle persuader: the long shadow of Alan Greenspan Robber Baron (2.00 Taunton, nap)High up the order of merit at Henrietta Knight's, he's gradually recovering form after a two-year period on the sidelines recuperating from a ruptured tendon. View from the training centres: Lambourn Ms Knight can achieve a double courtesy of Robber Baron, who contests the Connolly's Red Mills Beginners' Chase. Racing: Only Vintage can impress
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