millionaire

noun

mil·​lion·​aire ˌmi(l)-yə-ˈner How to pronounce millionaire (audio)
ˈmi(l)-yə-ˌner
: a person whose wealth is estimated at a million or more (as of dollars or pounds)

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One victim, the father of a crypto millionaire, was allegedly held for days in a house south of Paris — and reportedly had a finger severed during the ordeal. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 June 2025 When asked if any millionaires with a wealth of more than $10 million should pay the tax, 58% of the more than 2,000 millionaire survey participants said yes. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 In Materialists, Johnson plays Lucy, a matchmaker, who starts to fall for a charming millionaire Harry (Pedro Pascal), only for her down-on-his-luck ex-boyfriend John (Chris Evans) to come back into the picture. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 June 2025 What To Know The number of 401(k) millionaires dropped to 512,000 by the end of the first quarter—a 4.6-percent decline from the previous quarter, according to data released Wednesday by Fidelity Investments. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for millionaire

Word History

Etymology

French millionnaire, from million, from Middle French milion

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of millionaire was in 1786

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“Millionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millionaire. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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millionaire

noun
mil·​lion·​aire ˌmil-yə-ˈna(ə)r How to pronounce millionaire (audio)
-ˈne(ə)r,
ˈmil-yə-ˌna(ə)r,
-ˌne(ə)r
: one whose wealth is estimated at a million or more (as of dollars)

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