Fat Cat Definition
noun
A person who is rich and influential.
American Heritage
A wealthy, influential person, specif. one who is a heavy contributor to a political party or campaign.
Webster's New World
(slang) Any affluent person who is perceived to have profited from the labour of others.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Fat Cat
Noun
Singular:
fat cat
Plural:
fat-catsOrigin of Fat Cat
By the middle of the 20th century the term was being applied more widely to any wealthy individual.
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The phrase was first used in the 1920s in the United States to describe rich political donors.
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