Jay Cooke

/ʤeɪ kʊk/
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Definitions of Jay Cooke
  1. noun
    United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)
    synonyms: Cooke
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    financier, moneyman
    a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
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