merchant prince

English

Etymology

Under the influence of Isaiah 23:8, describing "Tyre... whose merchants are princes..."[1]

Noun

merchant prince (plural merchant princes)

(historical or figuratively) A mercantile plutocrat: a man who wields great de facto political power by virtue of economic assets derived from trade and commerce.
- 1760, The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol. XVI, Bk. xvii, Ch. vii, p. 466:
  The customs and duties paid by each ship, great or small, amount in the whole to 70 or 80 slaves. The king [sc. of Ardrah] has the first choice of goods, whether in the payment of duties, or in exchange for slaves; the hereditary prince the second, the merchant prince the third, the Marbut the fourth, and afterwards the great officers of the court.
- 1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation, Pt. V: “The Merchant Princes”, Ch. 18, p. 189:
  “...you’re establishing a plutocracy. You’re making us a land of traders and merchant princes. Then what of the future?”
(figuratively) A prince among merchants: a wealthy and influential merchant.

Synonyms

(singularly successful businessman): See captain of industry

Hypernyms

merchant, businessman
prince, ruler

References

"merchant, n. and adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary (2001), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

"Merchant Prince" at TV Tropes.

[1] "merchant, n. and adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary (2001), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

单词	merchant prince
释义	merchant prince English Etymology Under the influence of Isaiah 23:8, describing "Tyre... whose merchants are princes..."[1] Noun merchant prince (plural merchant princes) (historical or figuratively) A mercantile plutocrat: a man who wields great de facto political power by virtue of economic assets derived from trade and commerce. 1760, The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol. XVI, Bk. xvii, Ch. vii, p. 466: The customs and duties paid by each ship, great or small, amount in the whole to 70 or 80 slaves. The king [sc. of Ardrah] has the first choice of goods, whether in the payment of duties, or in exchange for slaves; the hereditary prince the second, the merchant prince the third, the Marbut the fourth, and afterwards the great officers of the court. 1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation, Pt. V: “The Merchant Princes”, Ch. 18, p. 189: “...you’re establishing a plutocracy. You’re making us a land of traders and merchant princes. Then what of the future?” (figuratively) A prince among merchants: a wealthy and influential merchant. Synonyms (singularly successful businessman): See captain of industry Hypernyms merchant, businessman prince, ruler References "merchant, n. and adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary (2001), Oxford: Oxford University Press. "Merchant Prince" at TV Tropes.
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