GOULD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)

Synonyms:

Gould; Jay Gould

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)

Synonyms:

Gould; Stephen Jay Gould