moneymakers

noun

plural of moneymaker
as in money-spinners

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  1. capitalists
  2. plutocrats
  3. silk stockings
  4. tycoons
  5. magnates
Noun
  • Swift, whose net worth surpasses $2 billion, has amassed a fortune that rivals tech founders and venture capitalists.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
  • Supporters included venture capitalists like Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn founder Reed Hoffman and Laurene Powell Jobs, the Apple founder’s widow.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of capitalists
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  • Then the plutocrats circled their yachts.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The Titanic is still a subject of worldwide fascination, in part because of the range of passengers aboard the ship, from paupers to plutocrats.
    — Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of plutocrats
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  • In Girard’s household, at least three women would have mended his silk stockings and other clothes.
    — Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of silk stockings
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  • Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners whose feuds and foibles made for wildly entertaining primetime viewing.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
  • Three of Paxton’s billionaire backers were Texas-native tycoons with a history of funding right-wing candidates in the state, one of whom died after his donation.
    — Andrew Balaban, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of tycoons
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  • The verdict cleared a legal cloud hanging over OpenAI's restructuring right as both magnates were steering their companies toward the public market.
    — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Newspapers fell into the hands of magnates who advanced their own interests.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of magnates
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