fat cat
noun
a wealthy person from whom large political campaign contributions are expected.
fat cats
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pluralof fat cat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was a comment that has left fat cats like the Dodgers and New York Mets salivating at the possibility of reeling in the baseball equivalent of a great white shark before opening day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
From corporate fat cats cutting jobs to AI software to humanities programs getting slashed in higher education, the assault on engaging with our world, and on engaging with art is in full effect.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Though the series is ultimately inspiring, as stories of little guys taking on fat cats usually are — it’s a sentimental film tradition — the dominant tone is one of frustration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
It was simply those fat cats at Zoom cutting us off.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2022
Dad thought it was great that I was writing a weekly column about, as he put it, the skinny dames and the fat cats.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
