one percenter

Top income earner

A one percenter belongs to the wealthiest one percent of a population—the ultra-rich whose wealth vastly exceeds ordinary citizens.

The term gained prominence during the Occupy Wall Street movement contrasting the one percent with the ninety-nine percent: The one percenters keep getting richer while wages stagnate.

Separately, in motorcycle culture, a one percenter is an outlaw biker—from the claim that ninety-nine percent of motorcyclists are law-abiding.

Related

tycoon · private jet · mansion · yacht · country club · privilege · exclusive · gated · Wall Street · inequality · outlaw biker · biker · biker gang · motorcycle club · outlaw · motorcycle · gang · patch

Categories
Opposites
wealth/economic status

one percenterthe poor

have-nots · working class · working poor · poverty-stricken · underclass

social/political power

one percenterordinary citizen

grassroots activist · common man · regular Joe · everyman · little guy

cultural/lifestyle identity

one percenterworking stiff

Ordinary employed person

the masses · Main Street · common man · little guy · salt of the earth

Family

percent, percentage, percentile, percentages, percentiles

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG