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Definition of fi̇sk in Turkish Turkish dictionary
- (Osmanlı Dönemi) Bak: Fısk
English - English
Definition of fi̇sk in English English dictionary
- fisk
- To rebut an argument line-by-line, especially on the Internet
- Fisk
- American railroad financier and speculator who attempted in 1869 to corner the gold market with Jay Gould, leading to Black Friday, a day of nationwide financial panic
- fisk
- To run about; to frisk; to whisk
- James Fisk
- born April 1, 1834, Bennington, Vt., U.S. died Jan. 7, 1872, New York, N.Y. U.S. financier. He worked his way up from circus hand to stockbroker and corporate official. He joined Daniel Drew and Jay Gould against Cornelius Vanderbilt in the "Erie War," in which the three tried to maintain control of the Erie Railroad Co. by issuing fraudulent stock. They also attempted to corner the gold market by inflating the price, a venture that led to the panic of 1869. Known as "the Barnum of Wall Street," Fisk produced theatrical shows and dallied with showgirls; he was fatally shot by an associate at age 37 after quarreling over business matters and a mistress