fat cat

Example Sentences

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But the smooth Lamarzelle is presented as just enough of a calculating fat cat that we can’t help but root for Eve’s success.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2022

But together with government documents, the picture they paint of Jones and Williams suggests a leadership that has at times aspired more to the role of fat cat than defender of workers.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2019

But Mr Fankhauser defended the £8.3m he has been paid since November 2014, and denied he was a "fat cat".

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2019

So there are actually 5,011,589 owners of NFL franchises; however, only 31 are fat cat magnates.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2018

“And you say this fat cat travlin around with his momma?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole