john jacob astor

1. 1.

   United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)

   SynonymsAstor

   Broadercapitalist

Questions about john jacob astor

What does john jacob astor mean?

john jacob astor means "United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)".

What is another word for john jacob astor?

Close synonyms include Astor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is john jacob astor a common word?

john jacob astor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.