NOUN
- United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)
How To Use John Jacob Astor In A Sentence
- The mention of this latter name tempts me to narrate an amusing story of old John Jacob Astor, the founder of the fortune of that family, and a man who was more noted for acquiring money than for giving it away for any purpose. Recollections of a Long Life