Definition of "man of means" [man of means]

• A man who possesses sufficient wealth to be regarded as prosperous or well off. (noun)

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• "Nonetheless, he is very well informed and was asked to testify in the Vermont senate when the state was working on a plan to buy the Boston and Maine line from Timothy Mellon, a young man of means who had acquired the railroad but was not, in the opinion of those in the know, taking proper care of it."