plutocrat C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈpluːtəˌkræt/ See IPA manual Freq #96640 Meanings 1 noun A person who holds power because of their great wealth. The country was effectively run by a handful of plutocrats who controlled its banks. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who holds power... oligarch Word family Forms plutocrats Etymology AI details From pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”). πλοῦτος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # plutocrat **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpluːtəˌkræt/ **Frequency rank:** 96640 ## Meanings 1. A person who holds power because of their great wealth. ## Examples - The country was effectively run by a handful of plutocrats who controlled its banks. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: πλοῦτος ## Etymology From pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”). ## AI Etymology Plutocrat is from pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include πλοῦτος (Ancient Greek). Current senses include a person who holds power because of their great wealth. ## Topics - People & Society markdown