moneybags
UK/'mʌnɪbæɡz/US/'mʌnibægs/
C2
Definitions
n.
A very wealthy person (often humorous or mocking).
富翁；阔佬（常含戏谑）
Root Breakdown
Native Englishmoneyroot
+
bagsroot
=moneybags
money + bags = literally 'bags of money,' used as a nickname for a rich person, usually teasing: Hey, moneybags, you're paying.
Common Collocations
- 1.old moneybags老阔佬
- 2.wealthy moneybags有钱的富翁
Example Sentences
- 1.
Look who it is — moneybags is buying drinks tonight!
- 2.
They treated him like some kind of moneybags.