VANDERBILT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877)

Synonyms:

Commodore Vanderbilt; Cornelius Vanderbilt; Vanderbilt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)

altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)

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