fat cat
noun Slang.
a wealthy person from whom large political campaign contributions are expected.
any wealthy person, especially one who has become rich quickly through questionable dealings.
an important, influential, or famous person.
a person who has become lazy or self-satisfied as the result of privilege or advantage.
Origin of fat cat
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Words nearby fat cat
fastness,
fastuous,
fat,
fat body,
fat camp,
fat cat,
fat cell,
fat chance,
fat city,
fat depot,
fat embolism
Example sentences from the Web for fat cat
Meanwhile, the fat-cat donors are credited with more “Calculated Giving.”
British Dictionary definitions for fat cat
fat cat
noun
slang
- a very wealthy or influential person
- (as modifier)a fat-cat industrialist
Idioms and Phrases with fat cat
fat cat
A wealthy and privileged person, as in This neighborhood, with its million-dollar estates, is full of fat cats. This term originally meant “a rich contributor to a political campaign,” and while this usage persists, it now is often applied more broadly, as in the example. [Colloquial; 1920s]