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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
  • Even after the setback, young households remained wealthier than their counterparts were before the pandemic.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The airline sees lots of wealthy customers traveling to and from Broward and wants to cater to them with fancier flights.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wealthy
Noun
  • Not to be outdone, Celsius, another prominent energy drink, has partnered with ESPN to sponsor College GameDay, the hub of the let’s-have-fun-and-watch-TV-sports-all-day movement.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His image suggests an instinct for how a certain can’t-have-it distance is a condition of cool and bankability.
    — David Lê, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of have
Noun
  • Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, and other tech heavyweights have collaborated to sketch a new electrical architecture for them, with a different kind of transformer facing the grid, and a small industry has formed to build it.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • He’s held mitts for world champions, for Olympic heavyweights, and for too many professionals to count in 30-something years of boxing.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavyweight
Adjective
  • Ocean iron fertilization grew from the idea that iron-rich dust blown across the oceans during past ice ages fed blooms of phytoplankton, helping to lower atmospheric CO₂.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That opened the door to a rich landscape of DIY VR development, complete with software tools and hardware advice on how to get started.
    — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rich
Noun
  • Launched earlier this year by Stanford engineering graduate and former venture capitalist Madilyn Ontiveros Plumlee, Vero Studio specializes in the niche art form of bridal miniatures.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Tech Week is in full bloom in San Francisco, packing the city’s restaurants this week with venture capitalists and AI founders ebullient about the White House’s stance on regulating artificial intelligence — namely, don’t do it.
    — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of capitalist
Noun
  • These days her Halloween costumes are often elaborate and prosthetic-heavy.
    — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • That also suggests the league accepts, or at least tolerates, the flag-heavy officiating that has come to define the early months of the season.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavy
Adjective
  • The men talked about who would assault the woman beforehand, took photos and recorded the assault, which was also seen on a security system feed at the home in Sullivan's Island, an affluent suburb of Charleston, state agents said.
    — MEG KINNARD, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Getting affluent early adopters on board now could be considered a win given the macro headwinds.
    — Kif Leswing,Annie Palmer,Jordan Novet, CNBC, 14 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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