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Greedy vs Greedmeister - What's the difference?

greedy | greedmeister |

As an adjective greedy

is having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

As a noun greedmeister is

(informal) an extremely greedy and powerful person, often a banker.

greedy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  • * , chapter=7
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
  • Prone to overeat.
  • (computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
  • Synonyms

    * gluttonous * See also

    Derived terms

    * greed (by back-formation) * greediness * greedy-guts

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    greedmeister

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An extremely greedy and powerful person, often a banker
  • * {{quote-news, 1992, March 1, David Mildenberg, Morgan guarantees trust, Business North Carolina citation
  • , passage=Jim Morgan, who is about as close to Wall Street greedmeister Gordon Gekko as Murphy is to Manteo. }}
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 18, Gretchen Morgenson, The End of Banking as We Know It, New York Times citation
  • , passage=Instead, a handful of arrogant greedmeisters blew up their institutions and took our economy off the cliff along the way. }}