wealthy person

/ˌwɛlθi ˌpʌrsn/
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Other forms: wealthy persons

Definitions of wealthy person
  1. noun
    a person who possesses great material wealth
    synonyms: have, rich person
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    affluent
    an affluent person; a person who is financially well off
    Croesus
    a very wealthy man
    fat cat
    a wealthy and privileged person
    man of means, rich man, wealthy man
    a man who is wealthy
    millionairess
    a woman millionaire
    plutocrat
    someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth
    millionaire
    a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
    billionaire
    a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
    multi-billionaire
    a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at many billions of dollars
    nabob
    a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
    nob, toff
    informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
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