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millionaire

or ·Dz·Բ

[ mil-yuh-nair ]

noun

  1. a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.
  2. any very rich person.


millionaire

/ ˌɪəˈɛə /

noun

  1. a person whose assets are worth at least a million of the standard 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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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzˈ, noun:feminine
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Other Word Forms

  • lDz·ddz noun
  • ԴDzm·Dz· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of millionaire1

1820–30; < French millionnaire, equivalent to million million + -aire -ary
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Mr Bushiri is a millionaire who set up churches in several African countries.

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The millionaire owner of a Highland lodge has gone on trial accused of communicating indecently with a woman.

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"Both will cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires," he said.

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But his classic refrains about the power of “the millionaires and the billionaires” and the wealth of the 1% have found new resonance with Democrats angered by the second Trump administration.

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