multimillionaire

noun

mul·​ti·​mil·​lion·​aire ˌməl-tē-ˌmi(l)-yə-ˈner 

-ˌtī-,

-ˈmi(l)-yə-ˌner

variants or less commonly multi-millionaire

plural multimillionaires also multi-millionaires

: a person whose wealth amounts to many millions (as of dollars or pounds)

… she has exhibited a sharp business brain, and is now a multimillionaire.

—Jessamy Calkin

the company's multimillionaire owner/founder

a multimillionaire sports/rock/movie star

Examples of multimillionaire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement The anti-aging movement has also gotten a boost — and a fair share of ridicule — from extreme tales of rich immortality biohackers such as Los Angeles multimillionaire Bryan Johnson, who claims that death is no longer inevitable. —Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024

Indigenous innovation stalled, as monopolies and oligopolies captured the benefits of government protections and created a bevy of multimillionaires and billionaires. —Shannon K. O'Neil, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020

David Trone, a multimillionaire who has spent more than $40 million in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race, has opened a wide gap between himself and Angela Alsobrooks for the Democratic nomination, a new poll from The Baltimore Sun, FOX45 and the University of Baltimore found. —Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2024

Men, from reformed gang-bangers to multimillionaires, joined as church membership increased by thousands. —Gayle Pollard-Terry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024

Miranda isn’t the only person who Carrie slights in the episode; when Samantha considers dating septuagenarian multimillionaire Ed (Bill McHugh), Carrie is horrifically ageist. —Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

That’s a multimillionaire’s solution to income inequality? —Chris Richards, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024

These were the big winners of the night. ‘Scandals and secrets’: On board the world’s most exclusive private residential ship This luxurious vessel, home to multimillionaires and billionaires, is shrouded in secrecy. —Alexandra Banner, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024

What about the multimillionaires who pass fortunes to their heirs without being subject to the estate tax? —Susan Harley, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

multimillionaire

noun

mul·​ti·​mil·​lion·​aire

ˌməl-ti-ˌmil-yə-ˈna(ə)r,

-ˌtī-,

-ˈne(ə)r,

-ˈmil-yə-ˌna(ə)r,

-ˌne(ə)r

: a person whose wealth is estimated at several millions (as of dollars)