bazillionaire

noun

ba·​zil·​lion·​aire bə-ˌzil-yə-ˈner 

plural bazillionaires

chiefly US, informal

: an immeasurably wealthy person : zillionaire

More than half a century ago, Rockefeller "discovered" Caneel Bay while sailing around the Caribbean, as bazillionaires are wont to do.

—Lori Rackl, Chicago Sun Times, 26 Nov. 2008

Speaking of almighties, fellow bazillionaire producer Jerry Bruckheimer is developing five—count 'em, five—pilots for 2005–06.

—Missy Schwartz, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2005

Word History

Etymology

bazillion + -aire (as in millionaire

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

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