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moneybags

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of moneybag

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A wealthy person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: affluent, capitalist, fat cat, HNWI, moneybags, rich person

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy) — wealthy person
  • Armenian: փողատեր (pʻoġater) — wealthy person
  • Belarusian: бага́ч (baháč) — wealthy person
  • Belarusian: багаты́р (bahatýr) — wealthy person
  • Belarusian: багаце́й (bahacjéj) — wealthy person
  • Bulgarian: богата́ш (bogatáš) — wealthy person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大款 (dàkuǎn) — wealthy person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 富翁 (fùwēng) — wealthy person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財主 /财主 (cáizhǔ) — wealthy person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 錢樹 /钱树 (qiánshù) — wealthy person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 富人 (fùrén) — wealthy person
  • Czech: pracháč — wealthy person
  • Czech: boháč — wealthy person
  • Dutch: rijkaard — wealthy person
  • Esperanto: riĉulo — wealthy person
  • Esperanto: burĝo — wealthy person
  • Finnish: rahamies — wealthy person
  • Finnish: porho — wealthy person
  • Finnish: pohatta — wealthy person
  • French: richard — wealthy person
  • French: richou — wealthy person
  • German: Geldsack — wealthy person
  • Hungarian: pénzeszsák — wealthy person
  • Italian: riccone — wealthy person
  • Japanese: 金持ち (kanemochi) — wealthy person
  • Japanese: 金満家 (kinmanka) — wealthy person
  • Korean: 부자 (buja) — wealthy person
  • Latin: saccō — wealthy person
  • Maltese: sinjur — wealthy person
  • Maltese: għani — wealthy person
  • Polish: bogacz — wealthy person
  • Portuguese: rico — wealthy person
  • Portuguese: ricaço — wealthy person
  • Portuguese: burguês — wealthy person
  • Russian: бога́ч (bogáč) — wealthy person
  • Russian: толстосу́м (tolstosúm) — wealthy person
  • Russian: де́нежный мешо́к (dénežnyj mešók) — wealthy person
  • Russian: богате́й (bogatéj) — wealthy person
  • Slovak: boháč — wealthy person
  • Spanish: ricachón — wealthy person
  • Spanish: forrado — wealthy person
  • Swedish: knös — wealthy person
  • Turkish: zengin — wealthy person
  • Turkish: para torbaları — wealthy person
  • Ukrainian: бага́ч (baháč) — wealthy person
  • Ukrainian: товстосу́м (tovstosúm) — wealthy person
  • Ukrainian: багаті́й (bahatíj) — wealthy person
  • Ukrainian: багати́р (bahatýr) — wealthy person
  • Vietnamese: nhà giàu — wealthy person