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rich person

rich person

6 1.0
A person who has a lot of money and many valuable things
  • noun
translation icon : persona rica
  • Many rich people donate large sums to charity to help those in need.
  • the rich person in the world
  • a very rich person
  • only a rich person

Elon Musk has officially reclaimed the title as world's richest person from LVMHCEO Bernard Uno.

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Examples

  • But I just wanted to jump in on the point where you saying not every rich person is intelligent.

  • At least she does recognize that she is, in fact, a rich person.

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  • Because why would a rich person not want to?

  • I, I, I think you have to get to know some rich people and listen to their story.

  • Does a rich person like you not understand that?

  • I think rich people should never be sent to actual prison.

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  • So this is a rich person's problem that we need to deal with at this moment in time.

  • And because the rich person was putting his name on it, his reputation was at stake.

  • Let's find a rich person and buy them a drink.

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  • In the past couple of months, I have become a bitter, rich person.

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Synonyms

millionaire
vsrich person
250 3.7

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

is more general and does not require a numeric wealth level
billionaire
vsrich person
188 3.4

A person who has at least one billion dollars

is the general category of large wealth without that numeric limit
have
vsrich person
128 9.5

A rich person who owns a lot of money and things

gives the same general sense but with simpler phrasing
rich man
vsrich person
74 1.0

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

is gender neutral and covers any person with much material wealth
tycoon
vsrich person
38 5.5

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

focuses only on possessing great material wealth without business power
wealthy person
vsrich person
26 1.8

A person who has a lot of money and property

is the same general idea expressed in simpler wording
magnate
vsrich person
22 7.9

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

is only about having a great amount of material wealth
multimillionaire
vsrich person
20 2.7

A person who has several million in money or property

is the broad concept that does not limit by exact amounts
plutocrat
vsrich person
11 8.8

A person with power and influence because they are very rich

describes wealth itself without implying political or social power
man of means
vsrich person
4 4.9

A person who has a lot of money and property

is gender neutral and describes large material wealth broadly
zillionaire
vsrich person
  • Informal
3 7.5

A person who has a very large amount of money

describes actual great material wealth rather than comic exaggeration
trillionaire
vsrich person
1 6.5

A person who has at least one trillion dollars or euros

is the broad sense of great wealth without that extreme scale
millionairess
vsrich person
  • Archaic
1 7.4

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

is the general term not restricted by gender
multimillion
vsrich person
1 3.6

A person who has several million in money

is the general idea of great wealth without numeric measurement
affluent
vsrich person
1 6.0

A person who has a lot of money

is the neutral general term for large material wealth
multi-billionaire
vsrich person
1 4.2

A person who has many billions of dollars

is broader and does not rely on a billions threshold
jillionaire
vsrich person
  • Informal
1 9.6

A person who is very rich, said as a joke

is the neutral descriptor for actual possession of large wealth
moneybags
vsrich person
  • Informal
7.0

A person who has a lot of money

is the neutral label for someone with great material wealth
nouveau-riche
vsrich person
  • Offensive
9.2

A person who recently became rich and shows wealth in a loud, not elegant way

denotes large wealth generally without any social origin judgement
gazillionaire
vsrich person
  • Slang
7.6

Having a huge amount of money

is the straightforward term for someone with a very great amount of wealth
fuckpot millionaire
vsrich person
  • Offensive
9.9

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

is the neutral phrase for a person who has much material wealth

Antonyms

8 1.0

A person who has very little money and few things

How Wealthy

affluent
1 6.0
rich person
6 1.0
comfortable
107 2.9
Joe Average
  • Informal
1 5.2
poor person
8 1.0

Surface Forms

rich person singular
rich people plural

Morphology

rich + person

The meaning 'a person who possesses a great amount of material wealth' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'rich' (having wealth) with 'person' (a human individual). This adjective+noun composition follows a basic, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

The compound rich person comes from putting rich (having a lot of money) and person (a human) together. Picture someone with full pockets and many houses, so it means 'a person who has a great amount of money and property'.