moneybag

[ muhn-ee-bag ]

/ ˈmʌn iˌbæg /

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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

So apparently this movie is about a congressman who runs afoul of two moneybag brothers, played by John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd.
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No woman who cared for Sidney could ever have thrown him over for an old moneybag.
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A well-filled moneybag hung at Richard Burke's saddle bow; he was on his way to the Hall to pay his rent.
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But don't forget Sagaman Moneybag, the best of all orators,' called Smid laughingly after him, as he went off to man the boat.
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