† wealthlingn.
Obsolete. rare.
A wealthy wight.
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the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person
rich manOE
richOE
Divesc1386
richlingc1445
stuffed manc1460
cob1548
wealthling1581
tercel-gentle1597
good liver1602
goldfinch1603
fill-sack1641
dorado1643
wealth-monger1654
a man, etc. of fortune1732
nabob1760
nawab1826
rico1844
abounder1876
high roller1876
fat cat1928
richie1954
wealth-holder1957
jet-setter1959
1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxvii. 147 Be there not as vntoward poorelinges, as there be wanton wealthlinges?
1605 A. Warren Poore Mans Passions G 4 Wealthlings suppose their parting peale they heare.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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