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rich man

rich man

74 1.0
A man who has a lot of money and owns many things
  • noun
translation icon : hombre rico
  • The rich man donated a significant amount of money to help the local community.
  • rich man's son
  • rich man's wife
  • richest men in the country

Now baldness, it's a terrible thing and rich men are afflicted.

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Examples

  • You must be a very rich man by now.

  • I'll never be a rich man, but you'll always have my heart.

  • One day, the now rich man asked his wife.

  • No, it turns out that a rich man had just died.

  • With the money from that deal, I can make you a very rich man.

  • I thought of what she told me about the rich man trying to find her.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I'm so lucky to have a rich man like you.

  • My intention is to walk out of here a very rich man and disappear.

  • I'm gonna sell my business one day, and I'm gonna be a very rich man.

  • He's either a rich man or a fool.

Synonyms

millionaire
vsrich man
250 3.7

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

is broader, not limited to a specific minimum wealth amount
billionaire
vsrich man
188 3.4

A person who has at least one billion dollars

covers wealth in general rather than that high numeric level
playboy
vsrich man
159 6.2

A rich man who spends time having fun, often with many women

is neutral about lifestyle and does not imply pleasure seeking
tycoon
vsrich man
38 5.5

A very rich and powerful person who owns or controls big companies

is about wealth alone, not about business power or influence
wealthy person
vsrich man
26 1.8

A person who has a lot of money and property

specifies a man rather than any gendered person
magnate
vsrich man
22 7.9

A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large businesses

focuses only on wealth without adding business influence or status
multimillionaire
vsrich man
20 2.7

A person who has several million in money or property

is more general, not tied to any numeric wealth threshold
rich person
vsrich man
6 1.0

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

restricts that idea specifically to a man rather than any person
man of means
vsrich man
4 4.9

A person who has a lot of money and property

is the same idea but emphasizes general great wealth in any form
zillionaire
vsrich man
  • Informal
3 7.5

A person who has a very large amount of money

keeps the meaning realistic, referring to actual great wealth
trillionaire
vsrich man
1 6.5

A person who has at least one trillion dollars or euros

is the general idea of great wealth far below that extreme level
multimillion
vsrich man
1 3.6

A person who has several million in money

is the wider category of great wealth not limited by millions
multi-billionaire
vsrich man
1 4.2

A person who has many billions of dollars

is the broad concept of great wealth without billion specificity
Croesus
vsrich man
9.9

A very rich person who has great wealth

refers to great wealth in general without the notable exaggeration
multibillionaire
vsrich man
5.1

Having several billion dollars

is general wealth language not tied to billions
moneybags
vsrich man
  • Informal
7.0

A person who has a lot of money

is the neutral, literal description without informal or mocking tone
fuckpot millionaire
vsrich man
  • Offensive
9.9

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

is the straightforward, neutral description not intended as insult
gazillionaire
vsrich man
  • Slang
7.6

Having a huge amount of money

states great wealth factually without hyperbole or joking tone

Antonyms

8 1.0

A person who has very little money and few things

How Wealthy

millionaire
250 3.7
rich man
74 1.0
comfortable
107 2.9
average guy
  • Informal
15 1.8
poor person
8 1.0

Surface Forms

rich man singular
rich men plural

Morphology

rich + man

The meaning 'a man who possesses great wealth' is directly and compositionally derived from combining the adjective 'rich' (having great wealth) with the noun 'man' (adult male). This adjective+noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

The compound rich man is simply the words rich, meaning having much money, and man, meaning a male person. So it means 'a man who has a lot of money'.