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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In fact, there’s one happening Friday night with a guest list that includes a 73-year-old millionaire from out of town and, presumably, his 24-year-old girlfriend. Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Offstage, the millionaire rapper indulges in equally enviable passions. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025 How a millionaire pedophile inside New York’s Riverside Church built the model for a $40 billion youth sports industry and destroyed children’s lives. Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025 The city’s dwindling middle and working classes blamed tech millionaires and billionaires for pricing them out of a once-vibrant city and promoting regressive policies on homelessness and criminal justice. Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 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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