fat cat

fat cat

noun

Definition of FAT CAT

1

a : a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund b : a wealthy and privileged person c : big shot

2

: a lethargic complacent person

— fat–cat \ˈfat-ˌkat\ adjective

Examples of FAT CAT

1. The best seats in the theater were reserved for the fat cats.
2. <that last recession was particularly hard on the poor, but the fat cats barely noticed a dip in their bank accounts>

First Known Use of FAT CAT

1928

Related to FAT CAT

Synonyms: Croesus, deep pocket, capitalist, have, money, moneybags, plutocrat, silk stocking

Antonyms: have-not, pauper

Related Words: moneymaker, money-spinner [chiefly British]; magnate, nabob, tycoon; billionaire, gazillionaire, millionaire, multibillionaire, multimillionaire, multimillionairess, zillionaire; heir, heiress, jet-setter, jeunesse dorée

Near Antonyms: bankrupt, beggar

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Rhymes with FAT CAT

all that, at bat, at that, backchat, bath mat, bobcat, brass hat, brickbat, brown fat, brown rat, bullbat, Cassatt, chitchat, combat, coon cat, cowpat, cravat, Croat, deep fat, defat, dingbat, doormat, expat, fiat, firebrat, flat-hat, fly at, format, fruit bat, get at, go at, have at, hellcat, hepcat, high-hat, house cat, jurat, keep at, leaf fat, look at, Manx cat, MCAT, meerkat, milk fat, mole rat, mudflat, muscat, Muscat, muskrat, nonfat, old hat, pack rat, pick at, place mat, plug hat, polecat, pot hat, Rotblat, rug rat, salt flat, savate, silk hat, slouch hat, sneeze at, snowcat, Sobat, stand pat, standpat, stonechat, strawhat, Surat, thereat, tin hat, tipcat, tomcat, top hat, trans fat, whereat, whinchat, white hat, wildcat, wombat, wool fat