Fat Cat

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• fat-cat — fatˈ cat adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑fat * * * fat cat, U.S. Slang. 1. a wealthy contributor to a political campaign: »Money has given labor a louder voice in politics, although it contends that its political spending is petty cash in comparison …   Useful english dictionary

• Fat cat — can refer to:* Fat cat (term) a wealthy person who contributes to a political campaign * Fat Cat Records a record label * Fat Cat (Rescue Rangers) a fictional character in the animated series Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers * Fat Cat and Friends an… …   Wikipedia

• fat|cat — fat cat, U.S. Slang. 1. a wealthy contributor to a political campaign: »Money has given labor a louder voice in politics, although it contends that its political spending is petty cash in comparison with that of industrial fat cats (Atlantic). 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• fat cat — ˌfat ˈcat noun [countable] JOURNALISM disapproving a rich person, especially someone who does not deserve to be rich: • Pilots have a bad image among their co workers, who view them as fat cats who earn higher salaries. • corporate fat cats and… …   Financial and business terms

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• fat-cat — UK US adjective [before noun] DISAPPROVING ► relating to someone who has made a lot of money, especially without working hard for it or by not caring about their workers, customers, etc.: »fat cat bosses/bankers/lobbyists »fat cat pay… …   Financial and business terms

• fat cat — fat cats N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to a businessman or politician as a fat cat, you are indicating that you disapprove of the way they use their wealth and power. [INFORMAL] ...the fat cats who run the bank. ...fat cat corporate types …   English dictionary

• fat cat — A fat cat is a person who makes a lot of money and enjoys a privileged position in society …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• fat cat — fat ,cat noun count INFORMAL a very rich and powerful person, usually in business or politics. This word shows that you dislike people like this …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fat cat — fat′ cat′ n. sl. 1) gov sts a wealthy person, esp. one who makes large political campaign contributions 2) sts an important or influential person 3) sts a person who is lazy, self satisfied • Etymology: 1925–30, amer …   From formal English to slang