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Definition of fat cat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fat cat

noun
 
/ˈfæt kæt/
 
/ˈfæt kæt/
(informal, disapproving)
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  1. a person who earns, or who has, a lot of money (especially when compared to people who do not earn so much)
    • Why should those fat cats get rich at our expense?
    • the fat cats of big business
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