- fat cat
- nouna wealthy and privileged person• Hypernyms: ↑rich person, ↑wealthy person, ↑have
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noun1. slanga. : a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund; especially : one who is also a political candidateb. : a wealthy and consequently privileged personc. : big shot2. : a lethargic complacent person* * *
Slang.1. a wealthy person from whom large political campaign contributions are expected.2. any wealthy person, esp. one who has become rich quickly through questionable dealings.3. an important, influential, or famous person.4. a person who has become lazy or self-satisfied as the result of privilege or advantage.[1925-30, Amer.]* * *
fat cat noun (orig US sl)A wealthy, prosperous person, esp one who is thought to have gained excessive rewards• • •Main Entry: ↑fat* * *
showing disapproval a very rich and powerful person, usually in business or politics* * *
fat cat,U.S. Slang.1. a wealthy contributor to a political campaign: »Money has given labor a louder voice in politics, although it contends that its political spending is petty cash in comparison with that of industrial fat cats (Atlantic).
2. a person who expects special comforts or privileges because of wealth or position: »No one of management calibre in the firm can be a “fat cat”—but must hunger for money or personal success (Wall Street Journal).
fat|cat or fat-cat «FAT KAT», adjective. U.S. Slang.1. of or belonging to fat cats.2. smug or complacent because of wealth or position.* * *
n. derogatory a wealthy and powerful person, esp. a businessman or politician[as adj.]
a fat-cat developer* * *
noun, pl ⋯ cats [count]informal + disapproving : an important, wealthy, or powerful personThe best seats in the theater were reserved for the fat cats.
political fat cats
fat-cat adj, always used before a nounfat-cat business executives
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a person who earns, or who has, a lot of money (especially when compared to people who do not earn so much)•
Why should those fat cats get rich at our expense?
Useful english dictionary. 2012.