plutonomist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English plutonomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English plutonomist From plutonomy + -ist.
Meanings
- An economist who studies plutonomy.
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A member of a plutonomy who owns a disproportionate amount of wealth.
[…] the ultra-rich plutonomists, they don't tend to be part of a specific geography, but tend to be very global, hanging out in plutonomy destinations with fellow plutonomists.
2018, Oliver Bullough, quoting Ajay Kapur, chapter 17, in Moneyland, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 236:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plutonomists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |