silk stocking

silk stocking

noun

Definition of SILK STOCKING

1

: an aristocratic or wealthy person

2

: a fashionably dressed person

3

: federalist 2

Examples of SILK STOCKING

1. <made her reputation as an interior designer for the silk stockings of Nob Hill>

First Known Use of SILK STOCKING

1836

Related to SILK STOCKING

Synonyms: Croesus, deep pocket, fat cat, have, money, moneybags, plutocrat, capitalist

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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