plutocrat

[ ploo-tuh-krat ]
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noun
  1. a member of a plutocracy.

Origin of plutocrat

1
First recorded in 1840–50; pluto(cracy) + -crat

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How to use plutocrat in a sentence

  • He will retire from politics, from head-hunting among the plutocrats, and will soon be a plutocrat and a palace-dweller himself.

  • Our very plutocrats and monarchs are at ease only when they are vulgar.

    Winds Of Doctrine | George Santayana
  • The plutocrats must always tremble before the man with hay-seed in his hair.

    The Golden Censer | John McGovern
  • Now, having changed all that, and having forced the Knickerbockers from their old places of vantage, the plutocrats reign supreme.

    The Arena | Various
  • Gently we popped into the crazy old ambulance, quietly closed the door, and lounged back like two plutocrats.

    The Log of a Sea-Waif | Frank T. Bullen

British Dictionary definitions for plutocrat

plutocrat

/ (ˈpluːtəˌkræt) /


noun
  1. a member of a plutocracy

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