plutonomist

English

Etymology

plutonomy +‎ -ist

Noun

plutonomist (plural plutonomists)

  1. An economist who studies plutonomy.
  2. A member of a plutonomy who owns a disproportionate amount of wealth.
    Synonym: (informal) pluto
    • 2018, Oliver Bullough, quoting Ajay Kapur, chapter 17, in Moneyland, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 236:
      […] the ultra-rich plutonomists, they don't tend to be part of a specific geography, but tend to be very global, hanging out in plutonomy destinations with fellow plutonomists.

References
  • OED (online) 2006
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