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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - robber baron

 
 

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Robber baron

robber baron
(robber barons) If you refer to someone as a robber baron, you mean that they have made a very large amount of money and have been prepared to act illegally or in an immoral way in order to do so. N-COUNT
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   noun  Date: 1878  1. an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploitation (as of natural resources, governmental influence, or low wage scales)  2. a business owner or executive who acquires wealth through ethically questionable tactics ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  1. ист. феодал-разбойник (грабивший проезжающих через его владения, бравший заложников и т. п.) 2. pl. ам. бароны-разбойники (американские капиталисты XIX в.) ...
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  ~ n a powerful man who used force to get money, land etc, for example a businessman in US in the 19th century who made a lot of money in a dishonest way ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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