Synonyms and antonyms of People who are rich in British Thesaurus

a gentleman/lady of leisure ()

someone who does not have to work to earn money and can spend their time doing whatever they want

a man/woman/person of substance ()

someone with a large amount of money or property

billionaire (noun)

someone who has more than a billion pounds or dollars

Brahmin (noun)

American in parts of the Eastern US, a rich and socially important person

brat pack (noun)

informal a group of young people who are very rich and famous, for example film actors

burgher (noun)

old-fashioned someone who lives in a town or city, especially someone who is rich and well respected

champagne socialist (noun)

showing disapproval someone with left-wing political opinions who is very rich. This word is often used to show that you dislike people like this.

dowager (noun)

informal an impressive older woman, especially one who is rich

fat cat (noun)

informalshowing disapproval a very rich and powerful person, usually in business or politics

gentleman farmer (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a rich man who has a farm on his land but who does not need it for his main income

the glitterati (noun)

people who are rich, famous, and attractive

the haves (noun)

the people in a society who have a lot of money and property

high-net-worth individual (noun)

a rich person who has at least $1 million available to make investments with

HNWI (noun)

high-net-worth individual: a rich person who has at least $1 million available to make investments with

the idle rich ()

very rich people who can spend their time enjoying themselves rather than working

the jet set (noun)

informal rich people who travel to a lot of different parts of the world and have exciting lives

millionaire (noun)

someone who has more than a million pounds or dollars

millionairess (noun)

old-fashioned a woman who has more than a million pounds or dollars

moneybags (noun)

humorous a rich person

multimillionaire (noun)

someone who has money or property worth many millions of pounds, dollars etc

nabob (noun)

in the past, a European who made a lot of money in India and then returned to Europe

new money (noun)

people who have recently become rich

nob (noun)

Britishvery informalshowing disapproval a rich person with a high social position

nouveau riche (noun)

people who have recently become rich, especially people who buy expensive things to impress other people

old money (noun)

rich families who have been rich for several generations, especially families who also have a high social status

parvenu (noun)

formal someone from a low social class who has become rich or important but is not accepted as an equal by other rich or important people

playboy (noun)

a man who is rich and spends his time enjoying himself instead of working

plutocracy (noun)

a group of rich people who govern a country

plutocrat (noun)

showing disapproval someone who is powerful because they are rich

the (privileged) few ()

a small set of people who have more money, opportunities, or advantages than other people

the rich (adjective)

people who have a lot of money, property, or valuable possessions

trustafarian (noun)

a young person from a rich family who is temporarily living in bad conditions or in a poor area, especially in order to gain respect or to be fashionable

tycoon (noun)

a rich and powerful person who is involved in business or industry

Valley girl (noun)

informal a girl from California whose family is rich and who is interested only in fashion and other things that are not very important

the wealthy (adjective)

people who are wealthy