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moneybag

[ muhn-ee-bag ]

/ ˈmʌn iˌbæg /

noun

a bag for money.

moneybags, (used with a singular verb) a very wealthy or extravagant person.

Origin of moneybag

1555–65; 1940–45 for def 2; money + bag

Words nearby moneybag

money-grubbing, money-market certificate, money-market fund, money-purchase, money-spinner, moneybag, moneybags, moneychanger, moneyed, moneyer, moneygrubber

Example sentences from the Web for moneybags

Howard Kurtz examines the nasty narratives, pitting Mr. Ineffectual against Mr. Moneybags.

Why the Media Dislike Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney |Howard Kurtz |August 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
So in this telling, Mr. Ineffectual is running against Mr. Moneybags.

Why the Media Dislike Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney |Howard Kurtz |August 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
You really want to talk with me because you regret that my sermon was interrupted by Mr. Moneybags.

The Devil |Joseph O'Brien
The courtesans, as Vandeuvres used to say, avenged public morality by emptying his moneybags.

Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille |Emile Zola

Christian pocketed the moneybags, promised the greatest carefulness, and set out on his way.

Return of the Native |Thomas Hardy
Crabtree scowls; Moneybags pooh-poohs; but Nature is too strong for them, and the children play on.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 |Various
Mr. Moneybags in the front pew has got a strangle hold on the parson.

The Vision Spendid |William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for moneybags

moneybags

/ (ˈmʌnɪˌbæɡz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) informal a very rich person