fat cat

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (slang) A rich person who contributes to a political campaign.
2. (derogatory, slang) Any affluent person who is perceived to have profited from the labor of others; and/or not to care about those of lesser means.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fat, cat.

Sinonieme

baron

big shot

bigwig

nob

tycoon

big fish

big fish in a small pond

big-whig

Vertalings

grosse légume

Bonze

pez gordo

hohes Tier

capoccione

pesce grosso

bonze

hoge piet

hoge oom

Persönlichkeit

önemli kimse

großes Tier

μεγιστάνας

Etimologie (Engels)

The phrase was first used in the 1920s in the United States to describe rich political donors.
By the middle of the 20th century, the term was being applied more widely to any wealthy individual.