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affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
ambition |
a strong desire to reach a set goal or to be generally successful in life, esp. the desire to become famous, wealthy, or powerful. [1/2 definitions] |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth |
born to wealthy parents and therefore having had privileges that others have not had. |
country squire |
(chiefly British) a wealthy country landowner. |
courtesan |
a female prostitute, esp. a mistress or sexual partner of a wealthy or high-ranking man. |
fat |
wealthy; rich. [1/10 definitions] |
fat cat |
(slang) a wealthy, influential person, esp. one who donates heavily to political campaigns. [1/2 definitions] |
gentleman-farmer |
a wealthy man who farms for pleasure rather than for income. |
gentrification |
the process by which buildings in decaying neighborhoods are bought and renovated by relatively wealthy people, thus causing the displacement and sometimes homelessness of poor people. |
grand tour |
an extended tour of Europe, esp. continental Europe, formerly taken as the culmination and completion of study by young, wealthy, often aristocratic men of England or America. [1/2 definitions] |
heeled |
having money; wealthy (used in combination). [1/2 definitions] |
in the chips |
(informal) wealthy. |
jet set |
a group of fashionable, wealthy people who reputedly travel by jet from one resort to another. |
la-di-da |
characteristic of the wealthy in lavishness; extravagant. [1/3 definitions] |
laird |
someone, esp. a wealthy person, who owns land or an estate in Scotland. |
live high on (or off) the hog |
(informal) to live in a wealthy or extravagant style or manner. |
loaded |
(informal) wealthy. [1/5 definitions] |
Midas |
a man who is very wealthy or has the ability to make much money. [1/2 definitions] |
moneyed |
possessing much money; wealthy; rich. [1/2 definitions] |
nabob |
a wealthy, influential, or prominent person, esp. one who made his fortune in India or another Eastern colony. [1/2 definitions] |
noblesse oblige |
the presumption that wealthy, aristocratic, or powerful people have an obligation to behave charitably and honorably, esp. towards people who are less fortunate. |
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