moneyed man
Example Sentences
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He looks to be the moneyed man, and the brains of the plotters.
From Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
"He seems the only moneyed man amongst you all," she added with a laugh, which grated most unpleasantly on Richard's ear.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
Simon's the moneyed man of the Crood family—the old rascal rolls in brass, as they call it here.
From In the Mayor's Parlour by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
The large moneyed man, for evident economical reasons, buys in commercial centres—in cities—but the small purchaser must needs buy in the nearest market.
From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin
Forever and eternally you have seen in me only the moneyed man.
From A Hero of the Pen by Werner, E.
