If they're particularly wealthy or live in the country, they might even participate in a fox hunt. Definition of wealthy adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Someone who is wealthy has a large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions. A wealthy international businessman.
A person considered wealthy, affluent, or rich is someone who has accumulated substantial wealth relative to others in their society or reference group. In economics, net worth refers to. There are 12 meanings listed in oed's entry for the word wealthy, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.