moneyed man
Example Sentences
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He ought to have been the moneyed man, and I the one obliged to keep to the grindstone, perhaps.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
It is added that, on hearing of so good a resolution, a moneyed man of the day, named Gerard de Poissy, volunteered to contribute towards the construction of the pavement eleven thousand silver marks.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 by Black, Robert
Hence, he had been made the recipient of various tokens of this interest and appreciation, mostly of a pecuniary nature, and he now felt himself to be quite a moneyed man.
From Uncle Rutherford's Nieces A Story for Girls by Mathews, Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe)
In short, Mr. Trimmer was a moneyed man.
From The Scarlet Feather by Grefé, Will
If there is one moneyed man in the lot, it seems sufficient to keep the others going.
From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
