millionaire
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French millionnaire. By surface analysis, million + -aire.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɪl.jəˈnɛɹ/, /ˈmɪl.jəˌnɛɹ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
millionaire (plural millionaires)
- Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (106) currency units.
Usage notes
- When the net worth amounts to several million, this may be specified with the term multimillionaire.
Derived terms
- centimillionaire
- decamillionaire
- megamillionaire
- millionairedom
- millionairehood
- millionaire's fries
- millionaire shortbread
- Millionaires' Row
- millionairess
- millionaire's salad
- millionairish
- millionairism
- multimillionaire
- mushroom millionaire
- nonmillionaire
- pentamillionaire
- shaleionaire
- supermillionaire
- temporarily embarrassed millionaire
- two week millionaire
Related terms
- billionaire, trillionaire, quadrillionaire, centillionaire
- (figuratively) zillionaire, bazillionaire, gazillionaire, squillionaire
- million
Translations
somebody whose wealth is greater than one million
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References
Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Millionaire”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.