Cecil John Rhodes

Definitions of Cecil John Rhodes
  1. noun
    British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
    synonyms: Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Rhodes
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    coloniser, colonizer
    someone who helps to found a colony
    financier, moneyman
    a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
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