robber baron
Example Sentences
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As early as 1859 the New York Times associated Cornelius Vanderbilt with the idea of the medieval robber baron, thus tarnishing the image of the country’s biggest shipowner.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Government and private money are flowing in quantities that would make a Gilded Age robber baron blush.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
Jay Gould, a robber baron of the late 19th century who helped build the U.S. railroad network system, funded deals partly with wealth accumulated through his Wall Street gambles.
From New York Times • May 20, 2022
Back in the days before SATs and admissions scandals, that school was founded and funded by John D. Rockefeller, the classic robber baron of Standard Oil.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2019
The office boy had not returned when Clayton, now on guard against every one in the employ of the Western robber baron, went out into the crowds pressing homewards.
From The Midnight Passenger : a novel by Savage, Richard
