Synonyms of plutocrat

plutocrat

noun

as in capitalist

a wealthy person

the 19th-century plutocrats who built their enormous summer "cottages" in Newport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• capitalist
• have
• magnate
• billionaire
• moneybags
• money
• Croesus
• tycoon
• heiress
• deep pocket
• heir
• silk stocking
• millionaire
• fat cat
• multimillionaire
• moneymaker
• nabob
• zillionaire
• multibillionaire
• gazillionaire
• money-spinner
• jeunesse dorée
• multimillionairess
• jet-setter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• have-not
• pauper
• bankrupt
• beggar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plutocrat

These early plutocrats made their fortunes on immovable assets — gold, land, oil, the natural riches of California. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

The provenance of an otherwise unknown plutocrat probably does not. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

His father, Richard, a plutocrat who offers him a job at his company, is equally distressing. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

The issue is the policy infrastructure that allows people like Musk to become not rich, not super-rich, but plutocrat-rich. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors. — Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Then the plutocrats circled their yachts. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

The Titanic is still a subject of worldwide fascination, in part because of the range of passengers aboard the ship, from paupers to plutocrats. — Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026

The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026