well-heeled

English

Etymology

From a literal use in cockfighting: a well-heeled cock was provided with sharp spurs and could inflict maximum damage. From this developed the American frontier slang sense of being well-equipped.

From this came the modern sense of being well-equipped in terms of money.

Adjective

well-heeled (comparative more well-heeled, superlative most well-heeled)

1. rich; affluent; prosperous

Translations

rich; affluent

• Bulgarian: паралия (bg) (paralija)
• Dutch: rijk (nl), welvarend (nl),
• Finnish: varakas (fi)
• French: riche (fr), nanti (fr)
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• German: betucht (de)
• Russian: состоятельный (ru) (sostojatelʹnyj)
• Thai: เพียบพร้อม (th) (pîiap-prɔ́ɔm)