Phrase guide

rich man

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rich, man. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a man who is wealthy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: man of means, wealthy man

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rich person, wealthy person, have

Narrower terms: nabob, toff, nob

History

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Across languages

Translations

132 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy) — a male person who is rich
  • Armenian: փողատեր (pʻoġater) — a male person who is rich
  • Armenian: մեծատուն (mecatun) — a male person who is rich
  • Azerbaijani: varlı — a male person who is rich
  • Azerbaijani: dövlətli — a male person who is rich
  • Belarusian: багаты́р (bahatýr) — a male person who is rich
  • Belarusian: багаце́й (bahacjéj) — a male person who is rich
  • Belarusian: ту́мар (túmar) — a male person who is rich
  • Belarusian: бага́ты (baháty) — a male person who is rich
  • Bulgarian: богата́ш (bogatáš) — a male person who is rich
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有錢人 /有钱人 (yǒuqiánrén) — a male person who is rich
  • Czech: boháč — a male person who is rich
  • Danish: rigmand — a male person who is rich
  • Dutch: rijkaard — a male person who is rich
  • Finnish: rikas mies — a male person who is rich
  • Finnish: rikas — a male person who is rich
  • French: homme riche — a male person who is rich
  • French: richard — a male person who is rich
  • German: Reicher — a male person who is rich
  • Greek: πλούσιος (ploúsios) — a male person who is rich
  • Hungarian: gazdag férfi — a male person who is rich
  • Italian: ricco — a male person who is rich
  • Japanese: 金持ち (kanemochi) — a male person who is rich
  • Kazakh: алпауыт (alpauyt) — a male person who is rich
  • Kazakh: бай (bai) — a male person who is rich
  • Kazakh: байбатша (baibatşa) — a male person who is rich
  • Korean: 부자 (buja) — a male person who is rich
  • Kyrgyz: бай (bay) — a male person who is rich
  • Macedonian: богаташ (bogataš) — a male person who is rich
  • Macedonian: чорбаџија (čorbadžija) — a male person who is rich
  • Mongolian: баян эр (bajan er) — a male person who is rich
  • Nandi: makorio — a male person who is rich
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rikmann — a male person who is rich
  • Polish: bogacz — a male person who is rich
  • Portuguese: rico — a male person who is rich
  • Punjabi: ਅਮੀਰ (amīr) — a male person who is rich
  • Romanian: bogătaș — a male person who is rich
  • Russian: бога́ч (bogáč) — a male person who is rich
  • Russian: богате́й (bogatéj) — a male person who is rich
  • Russian: бога́тый (bogátyj) — a male person who is rich
  • Russian: толстосу́м (tolstosúm) — a male person who is rich
  • Serbo-Croatian: бога̀та̄ш — a male person who is rich
  • Serbo-Croatian: bogàtāš — a male person who is rich
  • Slovak: boháč — a male person who is rich
  • Slovene: bogataš — a male person who is rich
  • Tajik: бой (boy) — a male person who is rich
  • Tajik: давлатманд (davlatmand) — a male person who is rich
  • Tajik: сарватманд (sarvatmand) — a male person who is rich
  • Tamil: செல்வந்தன் (celvantaṉ) — a male person who is rich
  • Tamil: பணக்காரன் (paṇakkāraṉ) — a male person who is rich
  • Telugu: శ్రీమంతుడు (śrīmantuḍu) — a male person who is rich
  • Telugu: ధనికుడు (dhanikuḍu) — a male person who is rich
  • Telugu: ధనవంతుడు (dhanavantuḍu) — a male person who is rich
  • Ukrainian: бага́ч (baháč) — a male person who is rich
  • Ukrainian: багаті́й (bahatíj) — a male person who is rich
  • Ukrainian: багати́р (bahatýr) — a male person who is rich
  • Ukrainian: ду́ка (dúka) — a male person who is rich
  • Ukrainian: дука́ч (dukáč) — a male person who is rich
  • Ukrainian: дука́р (dukár) — a male person who is rich
  • Ukrainian: бага́тий (bahátyj) — a male person who is rich
  • Vietnamese: nhà giàu — a male person who is rich
  • Arabic: غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Arabic: غَنِيَّة (ḡaniyya) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Armenian: փողատեր (pʻoġater) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Armenian: մեծատուն (mecatun) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Azerbaijani: varlı — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Azerbaijani: dövlətli — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Belarusian: багаты́р (bahatýr) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Belarusian: багаты́рка (bahatýrka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Belarusian: багаце́й (bahacjéj) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Belarusian: багаце́йка (bahacjéjka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Belarusian: ту́мар (túmar) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Belarusian: ту́марка (túmarka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Belarusian: бага́ты (baháty) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Belarusian: бага́тая (bahátaja) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Bulgarian: богата́ш (bogatáš) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Bulgarian: богата́шка (bogatáška) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有錢人 /有钱人 (yǒuqiánrén) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財主 /财主 (cáizhu, cáizhǔ) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Czech: boháč — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Czech: bohačka — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Esperanto: riĉulo — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Finnish: rikas ihminen — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Finnish: rikas — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • French: homme riche — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • French: femme riche — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • French: richard — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • French: richarde — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • German: Reicher — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • German: Reiche — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Hungarian: gazdag (ember) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Italian: ricco — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Italian: ricca — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Japanese: 金持ち (kanemochi) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Japanese: 財産家 (zaisanka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Kazakh: алпауыт (alpauyt) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Kazakh: бай (bai) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Korean: 부자 (buja) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Korean: 재산가 (jaesan'ga) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Kyrgyz: бай (bay) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Macedonian: богаташ (bogataš) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Macedonian: богаташка (bogataška) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Mongolian: баян хүн (bajan xün) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Persian: ثروتمند (servatmand) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Persian: غنی (ġani) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Polish: bogacz — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Polish: bogaczka — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Romanian: bogătaș — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Romanian: bogătașă — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Russian: бога́ч (bogáč) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Russian: бога́чка (bogáčka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Russian: богате́й (bogatéj) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Russian: богате́йка (bogatéjka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Russian: бога́тый (bogátyj) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Russian: бога́тая (bogátaja) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Tajik: сарватманд (sarvatmand) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Tamil: செல்வந்தர் (celvantar) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Tamil: பணக்காரர் (paṇakkārar) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: бага́ч (baháč) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: бага́чка (baháčka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: багаті́й (bahatíj) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: багаті́йка (bahatíjka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: багати́р (bahatýr) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: багати́рка (bahatýrka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: ду́ка (dúka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: дука́ч (dukáč) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: дука́чка (dukáčka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: дука́р (dukár) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: дука́рка (dukárka) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: бага́тий (bahátyj) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Ukrainian: бага́та (baháta) — a person who is rich (any gender)
  • Vietnamese: nhà giàu — a person who is rich (any gender)