fat cat
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fat cat
n. Slang
1. A person who is rich and influential.
2. A wealthy supporter of a political campaign.
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fat cat
n
slang
a. a very wealthy or influential person
b. (as modifier): a fat-cat industrialist.
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fat′ cat′
n. Slang.
1. a wealthy person, esp. one who makes large political campaign contributions.
2. an important or influential person.
3. a person who is lazy, self-satisfied.
[1925–30, Amer.]
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Translations
fat cat
n (fig inf) → überbezahlter Topmanager, überbezahlte Topmanagerin, fette Katze (inf)
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