moneyed man
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And she is not always over-careful to add, And may I fall in love with that moneyed man!
From Hints for Lovers by T. Arnold (Theodore Arnold) Haultain
He was the moneyed man among the sergeants when the dashing relict of a brother non-commissioned officer set her widow's cap for him and won.
From The Deserter by Charles King
He was the moneyed man of the place, and, although comparatively a new comer, was the autocrat of the settlement.
From The Cabin on the Prairie by C. H. (Charles Henry) Pearson
He was a moneyed man; a selfish man; and, after his sort, an ambitious man.
From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Samuel Warren
Eli Machin, the engineman, the oldest employee on the works, a moneyed man and the pattern of reliability, allowed a vague smile to flit across his face at this remark.
From Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett
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