Meanings
nounplutocrat (plural plutocrats)
plural plutocrats · alternative archaic ploutocrat
- Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.
Near-synonym: oligarch
Synonyms: tycoonocrat, oligarch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπλοῦτος“wealth, riches”
- Englishplutocrat
From pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”).
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Catalan plutòcrata
- plutòcratasomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Chinese Mandarin 財閥 /财阀
- 財閥 /财阀 (cáifá)someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Czech plutokrat
- plutokratsomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Danish plutokrat
- plutokratsomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Dutch plutocraat
- plutocraatsomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Esperanto plutokrato
- plutokratosomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Finnish plutokraatti
- plutokraattisomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
French ploutocrate
- ploutocratesomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
German Plutokrat, Plutokratin
- Plutokratsomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
- Plutokratinsomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Hungarian plutokrata
- plutokratasomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Irish maoinlathaí
- maoinlathaísomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Japanese 財閥
- 財閥 (zaibatsu)someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Korean 재벌
- 재벌 (jaebeol)someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Portuguese plutocrata
- plutocratasomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Russian плутокра́т
- плутокра́т (plutokrát)someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Swedish plutokrat
- plutokratsomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
Vietnamese tài phiệt
- tài phiệtsomeone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
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APA
plutocrat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plutocrat
MLA
“plutocrat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plutocrat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plutocrat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plutocrat.
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