Definition of billionaire
:one whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more (as of dollars or pounds)
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
From the M-W Editors
Recent Examples of billionaire from the Web
-
Republicans say that Greenwich billionaires have fled to Florida for tax reasons in recent years, while Democrats argue that many other millionaires have remained in the Nutmeg State because of the high quality of life.
-
Clark has a net worth of more than $2 billion, according to Forbes magazine, which tracks billionaires in an annual list.
-
That tweet from entrepreneur and billionaire Paul Allen around 12:20 p.m. Saturday confirmed what many have been searching for since the ship was sunk on July 30, 1945.
-
Singer, actress, and angel on this earth Rihanna has been pretty low-key about the new man in her life, rumored to be 29-year-old Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel.
-
Rowling once lost her billionaire status and was once removed from Forbes' list of the World's Billionaires for donating around $160 million to charity.
-
The New York hedge fund run by billionaire Paul Singer is trying to convince Texas stakeholders that its deal to buy the big Dallas power distributor, Oncor Electric Delivery, will be superior to Berkshire’s.
-
Pakistan has far fewer billionaires than India does, but feudal habits are more ingrained.
-
Billionaire Shari Redstone and her father Sumner control about 80 percent of the voting stock at Viacom, while cable billionaire John Malone holds a 28 percent voting stake in Discovery, based in Silver Spring, Maryland, according to filings.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'billionaire.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of billionaire
billion + -aire (as in millionaire)
BILLIONAIRE Defined for English Language Learners
billionaire
play
noun
Definition of billionaire for English Language Learners
-
: a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
Learn More about billionaire
-
See words that rhyme with billionaire Nglish: Translation of billionaire for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of billionaire for Arabic speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up billionaire? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!