Meaning of gnome of Zürich | Babel Free

Definitions

A Swiss banker.

derogatory, humorous

Examples

“When the pound was under attack, Mr. Brown said it was “the Gnomes of Zurich” who were out to bust it.”

“Politicians have often cursed the markets. Harold Wilson, a British prime minister, used to fulminate against the “gnomes of Zurich” who speculated against the pound.”

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