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moneybags

moneybags

7.0
A person who has a lot of money
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌniˌbæɡz/
  • Informal
translation icon : rico
  • The new student was quickly nicknamed moneybags because of his expensive clothes and gadgets.

Examples

  • After his business took off, everyone started calling him moneybags at the office.

  • She may seem like a moneybags, but she still lives a simple life.

  • Look at that moneybags!

  • What a moneybags he is!

  • After his business took off, everyone started calling him moneybags at the office.

  • The new student was quickly nicknamed moneybags because of his expensive clothes and gadgets.

  • She may seem like a moneybags, but she still lives a simple life.

Synonyms

millionaire
vsmoneybags
250 3.7

A person who has at least one million dollars, pounds or euros

is informal and covers any large wealth, not precise monetary thresholds
billionaire
vsmoneybags
188 3.4

A person who has at least one billion dollars

is an informal term for someone with much money without exact figures
rich man
vsmoneybags
74 1.0

A man who has a lot of money and owns many things

is a casual, often playful label not limited by gender or formality
wealthy person
vsmoneybags
26 1.8

A person who has a lot of money and property

is an informal label for anyone who simply has a lot of money
fat cat
vsmoneybags
  • Offensive
22 6.3

A rich, powerful person who seems greedy and has too much power

is a light, informal tag for someone with much money, not political critique
multimillionaire
vsmoneybags
20 2.7

A person who has several million in money or property

is a looser, informal name for people with a lot of money rather than amount
rich person
vsmoneybags
6 1.0

A person who has a lot of money and many valuable things

is a casual term that refers to having lots of money generally
millionairess
vsmoneybags
  • Archaic
1 7.4

A woman who owns at least one million in money or property

is an informal term used for anyone with much money, not gendered
trillionaire
vsmoneybags
1 6.5

A person who has at least one trillion dollars or euros

is a playful label for having lots of money rather than astronomical totals
multimillion
vsmoneybags
1 3.6

A person who has several million in money

is an informal label that focuses on having lots of money, not exact sums
affluent
vsmoneybags
1 6.0

A person who has a lot of money

is more informal and playful than this neutral, formal description
multi-billionaire
vsmoneybags
1 4.2

A person who has many billions of dollars

is a casual expression that does not imply specific huge sums
jillionaire
vsmoneybags
  • Informal
1 9.6

A person who is very rich, said as a joke

is informal too but more a direct casual name than an exaggeration
fuckpot millionaire
vsmoneybags
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rich person who shows off their money in a rude way

is informal too but is usually neutral playful language rather than insult

Antonyms

19 7.4

A very poor person who depends on public charity

8 1.0

A person who has very little money and few things

How Wealthy

billionaire
188 3.4
millionaire
250 3.7
moneybags
  • Informal
7.0
rich person
6 1.0

Surface Forms

moneybags singular
moneybags plural

Morphology

moneybags = money + bag (semi-transparent) = money + bag + s

The meaning is a figurative extension ('a person who has lots of money') based on the literal compound, so learners can often infer it but it is metaphorical/informal.

Etymology

Moneybags is made from money and bags and gives the picture of someone with many bags of cash. That's why it is an informal name for 'a person who has a lot of money'.