well-heeled
[wel-heeld]
- well-off; rich.
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Origin of well-heeled
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Contemporary Examples
Plus it is clear that plastic surgery is a gateway drug for those both so inclined and so well-heeled.
Enter the Taj Group, with its astute understanding of the needs of the well-heeled and the well-traveled.
I immediately recognize one of them as a college classmate, a nice Jewish boy from a well-heeled New England suburb.
One of those votes belonged to Justice Lewis Powell, a well-heeled, patrician justice from Virginia appointed by Richard Nixon.
It is a sensible thing to do, even for the most sophisticated and well-heeled of donors.
Historical Examples
In one sense of the word it is supposed he is well-heeled, although in another sense it is certain he is very badly heeled.
well-heeled
- informal rich; prosperous; wealthy
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