robber baron (English, noun)
expansion: robber baron (plural robber barons)
Senses:
glosses: In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
tags: historical
glosses: Especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable and often unethical.
tags: US
derogatory
idiomatic
usually
Forms:
form: robber barons
tags: plural