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billionaire

[ bil-yuh-nair, bil-yuh-nair ]

noun

  1. a person who has assets worth a billion or more dollars, euros, etc.


billionaire

/ ˌɪəˈɛə /

noun

  1. a person whose assets are worth over a billion of the monetary units of his country
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of billionaire1

First recorded in 1855–60, Americanism; billion + -aire, on the model of millionaire
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Example Sentences

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It stops in conservative-dominated areas and remains laser-focused on the economy, citing cost of living grievances that propelled Trump to a second term, while framing him and his billionaire supporters like Musk as the culprits.

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She is "blown away" by the "waste" the so-called Department of Government Efficiency - led by billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk - says it has found.

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He is a billionaire New York real estate developer and long-time confidant of Trump - who himself is not a traditional president.

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In L.A., the union that represents rank-and-file police officers has said it will back Bass for reelection after supporting her opponent, Rick Caruso, a billionaire developer, the last time.

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Witkoff is a billionaire real estate investor with no particular knowledge of the Middle East.

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