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fat cat
noun
: an important, wealthy, or powerful person
Full Definition of FAT CAT
1
a : a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund b : a wealthy and privileged person c : big shot
2
: a lethargic complacent person
— fat–cat \ˈfat-ˌkat\ adjective
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First Known Use of FAT CAT
1928
Related to FAT CAT
- Synonyms
- Croesus, deep pocket, capitalist, have, money, moneybags, plutocrat, silk stocking
Rhymes with FAT CAT
all that, at bat, at that, backchat, bath mat, bobcat, brass hat, brickbat, brown fat, brown rat, bullbat, Cassatt, chitchat, combat, coon cat, cowpat, cravat, Croat, deep fat, defat, dingbat, doormat, expat, fiat, firebrat, flat-hat, fly at, format, fruit bat, get at, go at, have at, hellcat, hepcat, high-hat, house cat, jurat, keep at, leaf fat, look at, Manx cat, MCAT, meerkat, milk fat, mole rat, mudflat, muscat, Muscat, muskrat, nonfat, old hat, pack rat, pick at, place mat, plug hat, polecat, pot hat, Rotblat, rug rat, salt flat, savate, silk hat, slouch hat, sneeze at, snowcat, Sobat, stand pat, standpat, stonechat, strawhat, Surat, thereat, tin hat, tipcat, tomcat, top hat, trans fat, whereat, whinchat, white hat, wildcat, wombat, wool fat
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