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COMMODORE 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:
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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