Nero Wolfe

English Etymology From the Nero Wolfe series of detective novels. Noun A wealthy gourmand with exacting standards and a wealth of knowledge on specialist subjects, especially orchids. en One does not nave to have the income of a Nero Wolfe to play with orchids at home. One does need a good library. 40 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Garden_Journal/mh0lAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22a+nero+wolfe%22+-mystery+-mysteries+-novel+-%22rex+stout%22&dq=%22a+nero+wolfe%22+-mystery+-mysteries+-novel+-%22rex+stout%22&printsec=frontcover New York Botanical Garden Garden Journal 19-21 1969 en The utilities indicate that the person is indifferent as to whether or not he washes a saucer or destroys a good egg, but that he prefers a six-egg omelet to a five-egg one and a Nero Wolfe omelet to an ordinary one 230 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Decision_Making/R2dleyi_iTMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22a+nero+wolfe%22+-mystery+-mysteries+-novel+-%22rex+stout%22&pg=PA230&printsec=frontcover Cambridge University Press Decision Making: Descriptive, Normative, and Prescriptive Interactions 1988 en Sir Abercrombie is the Nero Wolfe of Snowdonia; his vanities and obsessions focus not on food, orchids, and English language usage, but on Shakespeare quotations for all occasions. 119 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Muses_on_Their_Lunch_Hour/cVGoDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+nero+wolfe+of%22&pg=PA119&printsec=frontcover Fordham University Press The Muses on Their Lunch Hour Marjorie Garber 2016 en In less than a year Harry had become the Nero Wolfe of cats, thanks to the tidbits fed to him by everyone. It was rumored his favorite foods were gin-soaked olives (though only the green ones), peanuts, and donuts with rainbow sprinkles. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dove_in_the_Window/KuHh1KSpjzsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+nero+wolfe+of%22&pg=PT27&printsec=frontcover Penguin Publishing Group Dove in the Window Earlene Fowler 1999 en terms derived from fiction eponyms en Fictional characters