With plural agreement. Those who are rich; rich people as a class. In early use also: †those who are… Without article. Frequently coupled with poor.

With plural agreement. Those who are rich; rich people as a class. In early use also: †those who are… With the.

With plural agreement. With the: those who are grand; eminent, fashionable, or wealthy people collectively.

moneyed interest n. interest or concern in money as a possession; (also, usually in plural with the) a class or body of persons having such interest…

With the and plural agreement. Affluent people as a class; those who are wealthy or prosperous.

Nabobs collectively.

Wealthy and fashionable people, esp. those who travel widely and frequently for pleasure, regarded as a social group. In early use more generally…

Wealthy and fashionable people, regarded as a social group; the members of a social or celebrity elite. Chiefly with the. Cf. beau monde, n.