(colloquial, Australia, US) A plutocrat, especially a rich industrialist.
1909, Western Federation of Miners, Miner′s Magazine, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hT8tAQAAMAAJ&q=%22plute%22|%22plutes%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22plute%22&dq=%22plute%22|%22plutes%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22plute%22&hl…
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