Definition of millionaire
: a person whose wealth is estimated at a million or more (as of dollars or pounds)
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According to Tsuru some of the bottles included Madeira produced for the personal use of millionaire wine importer Robert Lenox.
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On top of that, Abele's campaign, largely self-funded by the millionaire Democrat, is paying for a five-digit digital ad campaign criticizing Lipscomb along the same lines.
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Lolita Osmanova is the daughter of energy tycoon Eldar Osmanov and Gaspar Avdolyan is the son of millionaire businessman Albert Avdolyan.
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Before his fall from grace, Shrem was living the high life as a Bitcoin millionaire.
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Patronis, a Republican from Panama City, was an early political supporter of Scott in 2010, when the governor was a largely unknown multi-millionaire from Naples who was challenging Republican establishment favorite Bill McCollum in a GOP primary.
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More than a week later, on May 4, 1997, Cunanan tortured and killed millionaire Chicago real estate magnate Lee Miglin, 72, whose relationship to Cunanan, if any, is still unclear.
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An eccentric millionaire, who claims to have hidden gold and gems in the mountains of northern New Mexico, is considering calling off the legendary treasure hunt after a man died recently looking for the bounty.
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Cunanan knew at least two of his other victims, an ex-lover and his friend, but his relationship to the third victim, a Chicago millionaire real estate developer, remains uncertain.
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Origin and Etymology of millionaire
French millionnaire, from million, from Middle French milion
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: a rich person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, etc.
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: a person having a million dollars or more
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