Dictionary

plutocrat en · NOUN

Etymology

From pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”).

Meanings

1. Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.
   • Near-synonym: oligarch

Forms

Relateds

plutocracy · plutocratic

Synonyms

oligarch · tycoonocrat

Translations (20)

cmn 財閥 /财阀 (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · de Plutokratin (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · eo plutokrato (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · fr ploutocrate (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · ko 재벌 (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · ca plutòcrata (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · cs plutokrat (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · sv plutokrat (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · ka პლუტოკრატი (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · gv argid-reiltagh (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · ga maoinlathaí (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · hu plutokrata (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · pt plutocrata (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · de Plutokrat (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · nl plutocraat (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · ru плутокра́т (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · ja 財閥 (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · fi plutokraatti (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · da plutokrat (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) · vi tài phiệt (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth)