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Apr 13, 2022
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Rothschild
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rothschild
“If I were a rich man” song from the musical Fiddler on the Roof
Inspired by “If I were a Rothschild”
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Rothschild

PRONUNCIATION:
(ROTH/ROTHS-chyld)

MEANING:
noun: A very rich person.

ETYMOLOGY:
After the Rothschild banking family that rose to prominence with Mayer Rothschild (1744-1812). He had his five sons expand business in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Vienna, and Naples. Earliest documented use: 1824.

USAGE:
“Then there’s Robert, who seems to think he’s a Rothschild, thinking of building himself a huge local-stone mansion.”
Graham Masterton; Lady of Fortune; Bloomsbury; 2013.

See more usage examples of Rothschild in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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