moneybag

[muhn-ee-bag]

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noun

a bag for money.
moneybags, (used with a singular verb) a very wealthy or extravagant person.

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Origin of moneybag

1555–65; 1940–45 for def 2; money + bag

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words

pocketbook pocket wallet bag handbag pouch entrepreneur banker financier merchant tycoon broker backer speculator capitalist operator stockbroker poke hide leather

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So apparently this movie is about a congressman who runs afoul of two moneybag brothers, played by John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd.
No One Likes a Whiny Billionaire: The Koch Brothers Take on Zach Galifianakis
Paul Begala
August 11, 2012