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English
Etymology
From French milliardaire (“milliardaire, billionaire”). Equivalent to milliard + -aire.
Noun
milliardaire (plural milliardaires)
- (rare) A billionaire; somebody whose wealth is greater than one milliard (109) dollars, or other currency.
1934, B. Traven, The Death Ship: The Story of an American Sailor, London: Chatto & Windus, page 143:You can often read in the Sunday papers and magazines, and the speeches of successful men, that it is only by working extra hard without extra pay that a factory hand can show the ambition, energy, and drive that will make him a Managing Director or a milliardaire.
French
Etymology
From milliard + -aire.
Pronunciation
Noun
milliardaire m or f by sense (plural milliardaires)
- billionaire
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