JAY GOULD

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• JAY GOULD (noun)
  The noun JAY GOULD has 1 sense:

1. United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)

  Familiarity information: JAY GOULD used as a noun is very rare.

• JAY GOULD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Gould; Jay Gould

Instance hypernyms:

financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)