as in capitalist
a wealthy person
the 19th-century plutocrats who built their enormous summer "cottages" in Newport
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Recent Examples of plutocrat
One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The plutocrat and the socialist might sound like an odd pairing.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
And so far, businesses and the plutocrat class are sticking around to check out the new socialist utopia, keeping the flow of tax revenue strong.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
While Republicans focus on cozying up to tech plutocrats and removing the barriers around their business models, Democrats could revive the 2020 messaging of candidates like Andrew Yang and Elizabeth Warren.
—Nathan E. Sanders, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
As a warning to plutocrats, a guillotine is hard to beat, but its symbolism goes beyond the obvious.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The plutocrat and the socialist might sound like an odd pairing.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
And so far, businesses and the plutocrat class are sticking around to check out the new socialist utopia, keeping the flow of tax revenue strong.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
While Republicans focus on cozying up to tech plutocrats and removing the barriers around their business models, Democrats could revive the 2020 messaging of candidates like Andrew Yang and Elizabeth Warren.
—Nathan E. Sanders, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
As a warning to plutocrats, a guillotine is hard to beat, but its symbolism goes beyond the obvious.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plutocrat
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Hoffman, a venture capitalist and co-founder of LinkedIn, has donated $15 million to the state Democratic Party since 2019, contributions that include a recent pair of donations totaling $275,000, state campaign records show.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Venture capitalists and experts have previously told CNBC that these deals often leave some investors and employees in a state of limbo while founders and AI leaders get paid handsomely.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Shop the Pre-Season Sales Now is the perfect time to shop for your plant-must haves—most gardening retailers offer early bird sales to get consumers excited for the season ahead.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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America’s economy is increasingly one of haves and have-nots.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Schitt’s Creek follows rich video-store magnate Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy), his soap-star wife Moira (O’Hara), and their two kids, son David (Dan Levy) and socialite daughter Alexis (Annie Murphy).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The announcement comes nearly a decade after news broke of business magnate David Geffen’s record-high $150-million donation toward the construction of a new museum building to be designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Musk’s apparent pivot to focusing on the moon comes as the tech billionaire – whose companies receive huge government contracts – has taken a far more vocal stance on politics than in years past.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Utemuratov, the Kazakh billionaire who has used his wealth to try to turn the country into a force in tennis, has spent much of the past two decades funding the construction of tennis centers.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Plutocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plutocrat. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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