men of means
Rich male individuals
Men of means are wealthy men—those with substantial financial resources.
The phrase sounds somewhat formal or old-fashioned: The club attracted men of means from across the city.
Means here refers to money or assets, as in living beyond one's means.
The expression emphasizes economic status rather than how the wealth was acquired.
- mansionLarge, stately home
- gated communityRestricted-access residential area
- suitMatched formal garments
- black tieFormal evening dress code
- top hatTall formal headwear
wealthy · well-off · estate · gold · prosperous · Croesus · investment · landed gentry · silk · opulent · robber baron · luxuries · rich · privileges · millionaires · yacht · portfolio · Swiss bank account
social power/class position
men of meanscommoners
Ordinary citizens, untitled
peasants · the masses · ordinary people · the proletariat · laborers
men, man, means, mean, meaning, meant, meaningful, meaningless, meaningfully