1. Rockefeller - Noun
2. Rockefeller - Proper noun
United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)
Source: WordNetFather was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for being a Rockefeller very high, so every achievement was taken for granted and perfection was the norm. David Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships. Ralph Nader
Given lesser opportunities, Kissinger would have done very well as a talk show host. Fortunately for him, although not so fortunately for the United States, he found his patron in Nelson Rockefeller instead of William Paley. Lewis H. Lapham
I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No. Vernon Jordan
Before becoming governor, Nelson Rockefeller offered to buy the Dodgers to keep them in New York. Andrew Zimbalist
The extraordinary genius of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie 100 years ago was their recognition that the great wealth they had amassed could be put to public good and used to solve the complex problems for which there were no other sources of capital. Judith Rodin