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MAN OF MEANS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man who is wealthy

Synonyms:

man of means; rich man; wealthy man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("man of means" is a kind of...):

have; rich person; wealthy person (a person who possesses great material wealth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "man of means"):

nabob (a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient))

nob; toff (informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person)

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