Croe ‧ sus /ˈkriːsəs/ BrE AmE
(?–546 BC) a king of Lydia in Asia Minor, known for being very rich. People sometimes say that someone is ‘as rich as Croesus’ to mean that they are extremely rich.
Croe ‧ sus /ˈkriːsəs/ BrE AmE
(?–546 BC) a king of Lydia in Asia Minor, known for being very rich. People sometimes say that someone is ‘as rich as Croesus’ to mean that they are extremely rich.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012