fat cat
noun
1
a
: a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund
b
: a wealthy and privileged person
c
: big shot
2
: a lethargic complacent person
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The best seats in the theater were reserved for the fat cats.
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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Namely, many ordinary Indians apparently took enormous glee at the prospect that the sudden invalidation of high-denomination currency notes would put fat cats with large cash holdings in a bind.
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Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2017
Poor poll numbers caused panicky Democratic Party oligarchs and fat cat donors to oust him as their candidate.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
But Bergman’s the sort of lawyer who strikes fear in fat cats’ hearts.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
So if a fat cat wrote a check for $10,000 to a candidate for Senate, there would be a match on $250.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2024
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Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2017
Poor poll numbers caused panicky Democratic Party oligarchs and fat cat donors to oust him as their candidate.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
But Bergman’s the sort of lawyer who strikes fear in fat cats’ hearts.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
So if a fat cat wrote a check for $10,000 to a candidate for Senate, there would be a match on $250.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Fat cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fat%20cat. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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