greedmeister

English

Etymology

greed +‎ meister

Noun

greedmeister (plural greedmeisters)

1. (informal) An extremely greedy and powerful person, often a banker
   • 1992 March 1, David Mildenberg, “Morgan guarantees trust”, in Business North Carolina‎^[1]:

     Jim Morgan, who is about as close to Wall Street greedmeister Gordon Gekko as Murphy is to Manteo.

   • 2009 January 18, Gretchen Morgenson, “The End of Banking as We Know It”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     Instead, a handful of arrogant greedmeisters blew up their institutions and took our economy off the cliff along the way.