Advanced Vocabulary - People Who Are Rich

People Who Are Rich 

billionaire noun

someone who has more than a billion pounds or dollars.

Brahmin noun

American in parts of the Eastern US, a rich and socially important person.

brat pack noun

informal a group of young people who are very rich and famous, for example film actors.

burgher noun

old-fashioned someone who lives in a town or city, especially someone who is rich and well respected.

champagne socialist noun

showing disapproval someone with left-wing political opinions who is very rich. This word is often used to show that you dislike people like this.

dowager noun

informal an impressive older woman, especially one who is rich.

fat cat noun

showing disapproval a very rich and powerful person, usually in business or politics.

gentleman farmer noun

British old-fashioned a rich man who has a farm on his land but who does not need it for his main income.

the glitterati noun

people who are rich, famous, and attractive.

the haves noun

the people in a society who have a lot of money and property.

the jet set noun

informal rich people who travel to a lot of different parts of the world and have exciting lives.

millionaire noun

someone who has more than a million pounds or dollars.

millionairess noun

old-fashioned a woman who has more than a million pounds or dollars.

moneybags noun

humorous a rich person.

multimillionaire noun

someone who has money or property worth many millions of pounds, dollars etc.

nabob noun

in the past, a European who made a lot of money in India and then returned to Europe.

new money noun

people who have recently become rich.

nob noun

British very informal, showing disapproval a rich person with a high social position.

nouveau riche noun

people who have recently become rich, especially people who buy expensive things to impress other people.

old money noun

rich families who have been rich for several generations , especially families who also have a high social status.

parvenu noun

formal someone from a low social class who has become rich or important but is not accepted as an equal by other rich or important people.

playboy noun

a man who is rich and spends his time enjoying himself instead of working.

plutocracy noun

a group of rich people who govern a country.

plutocrat noun

showing disapproval someone who is powerful because they are rich.

the rich adjective

people who have a lot of money, property, or valuable possessions.

trustafarian noun

a young person from a rich family who is temporarily living in bad conditions or in a poor area, especially in order to gain respect or to be fashionable.

tycoon noun

a rich and powerful person who is involved in business or industry.

Valley girl noun

informal a girl from California whose family is rich and who is interested only in fashion and other things that are not very important.

the wealthy adjective

people who are wealthy.

a gentleman lady of leisure

humorous someone who does not have to work to earn money and can spend their time doing whatever they want.

a man woman person of substance

literary someone with a large amount of money or property.

the (privileged) few

a small set of people who have more money, opportunities, or advantages than other people.

total words = 32