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adjective

Definition of fat-catnext
as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance the economy was in recession, but the fat-cat financiers on Wall Street didn't seem to be suffering

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fat cat

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noun

1
as in have
a wealthy person that last recession was particularly hard on the poor, but the fat cats barely noticed a dip in their bank accounts

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2
as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group a candidate that has the backing of most of the party's fat cats

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Recent Examples of fat-cat
Adjective
Writers, broadcasters and even fat-cat owners do it as well. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 But perhaps the biggest antidote to The Studio’s overdog problem is that its fat-cat Apple TV+ profile can easily be spun as good for everybody. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
Nah, that's for the fat cats and money-grubbers. — Steph Wagner, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026 Though many corporations could still afford suites, fat cats high-fiving while their employees lost their jobs and their companies were taking bailouts was a bad look. — John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fat-cat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fat-cat
  1. wealthy
  2. have
  3. heavyweight
  4. rich
  5. capitalist
  6. heavy
  7. affluent
  8. silk stocking
Adjective
  • That is Turner's contractual claim rather than his title, which is also broadly how UK investors got stock options and how most of the alternative assets sold to wealthy buyers are wrapped.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Backers of the Kansas proposal brush aside arguments that electing the justices will give wealthy donors control over the Supreme Court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of wealthy
Noun
  • Control is exercised through shell companies and tax haves in Switzerland led by front men who are dual nationals of Iran residing abroad.
    — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In a dwindling list of haves, the SEC very much remains a powerbroker.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of have
Noun
  • Last month, technology heavyweights such as Microsoft, Palantir and Nvidia signed a letter urging policymakers to avoid restricting open-weight models and suppressing competition.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The upbeat results lifted global tech stocks, including major gains for Asian heavyweights.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of heavyweight
Adjective
  • Designed to be charming and romantic, rooms have a B&B feel with canopy beds, rich drapery, plush chairs, hardwood floors, and walls adorned with chair rail and crown molding.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Each spoonful was rich and silky, with creamy vanilla pudding coating tender banana slices and vanilla wafers that soaked up enough sweetness to become cake-like.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of rich
Noun
  • Each week Bloomberg's award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change — venture capitalists, scientists, politicians who have created climate laws, and CEOs who have transformed their businesses.
    — Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Indeed, antisemitisms prove that a society can hold contradictory images simultaneously, such as the fact that the Jews are both anarchists out to destroy capitalism as well as capitalists out to exploit the working class.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of capitalist
Noun
  • Soon after Rhaenyra executes Otto Hightower, who was once mastermind of that family’s schemes, Ormund steps up to be the faction’s new heavy.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
  • Shares of Meta are flat on the year, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 is up 18%.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of heavy
Adjective
  • Set the scene Hellerup is an affluent seaside suburb, a 10-minute cab ride or 30-minute train ride away from the city center, filled with posh homes with neat gardens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • As the District 8 commissioner, Cohen Higgins, 44, represents a suburban area with some of Miami-Dade’s most affluent bedroom communities.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of affluent
Noun
  • The record also states that the boys were wearing heavy wool coats and silk stockings in the middle of summer in Philly.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • In Girard’s household, at least three women would have mended his silk stockings and other clothes.
    — Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of silk stocking

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“Fat-cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fat-cat. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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