plutocrat

noun

Definition of plutocratnext
as in capitalist
a wealthy person the 19th-century plutocrats who built their enormous summer "cottages" in Newport

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  1. capitalist
  2. have
  3. magnate
  4. billionaire
Noun
  • Dorsey, has since cut ties with Bluesky and left its board, saying in an interview with venture capitalist Mike Solana that its speech rules were against his original vision of a site in which content is not policed in any way by moderators.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Now the commission seeks to stop venture capitalist Vinod Khosla from turning coastal San Mateo County into his personal kingdom.
    Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of capitalist
Noun
  • So there is a never-ending dialogue between the haves and don’t-want-to-haves, who each claim a piece of the art.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Ultimately, the perennial haves and have-nots will always be a factor too.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of have
Noun
  • The criminal indictment follows the meteoric rise of Adani as a magnate on the global stage.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
  • McMahon is a professional wrestling magnate who ran two unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut.
    Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of magnate
Noun
  • The drop has erased all of the billionaire’s wealth gains this year.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The 62-year-old billionaire and the seven other defendants have been accused of paying over $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials to secure solar energy contracts that could generate more than $2 billion in profits.
    Karen Gilchrist,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of billionaire
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