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MAN OF MEANS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does man of means mean?
• MAN OF MEANS (noun)
The noun MAN OF MEANS has 1 sense:
1. a man who is wealthy
Familiarity information: MAN OF MEANS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man who is wealthy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
man of means; rich man; wealthy man
Hypernyms ("man of means" is a kind of...):
have; rich person; wealthy person (a person who possesses great material wealth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "man of means"):
nabob (a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient))
nob; toff (informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person)
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