Main entry: feeder, confluent, tributary, affluent
Definition: a branch that flows into the main stream
Main entry: affluent
Definition: an affluent person; a person who is financially well off
Usage: the so-called emerging affluents
Main entry: wealthy, flush, moneyed, affluent, loaded
Definition: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Usage: an affluent banker; a speculator flush with cash; not merely rich but loaded; moneyed aristocrats; wealthy corporations