( informal ) used to refer to people of a particular type :
We all envy the Bill Gateses of this world (= the people who are as rich and successful as Bill Gates) .
( informal ) used to refer to people of a particular type :
We all envy the Bill Gateses of this world (= the people who are as rich and successful as Bill Gates) .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005