Fat cat and Lug

Fat cat

Fat cat noun - A wealthy person.

Lug is an antonym for fat cat.

Lug

Lug noun - An average or ordinary man.
Usage example: the billionaire industrialist was totally clueless about the concerns of the blue-collar lugs that worked for him

Fat cat is an antonym for lug.
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