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multibillionaire

noun

mul·​ti·​bil·​lion·​aire ˌməl-tē-ˌbi(l)-yə-ˈner How to pronounce multibillionaire (audio)
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plural multibillionaires
Synonyms of multibillionairenext
: a person whose wealth is estimated at many billions (as of dollars or pounds)
an entrepreneur who became a multibillionaire

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Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its towering New Glenn rocket on a mission that marked its first major test. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025 But Ellison — son of Oracle multibillionaire Larry Ellison — has routinely espoused taking a tech-forward Silicon Valley approach to managing a major media company, by using big data and automation. Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025 Changpeng Zhao, the multibillionaire founder of crypto exchange Binance, spent four months last year locked in a federal prison. Joel Khalili, Wired News, 3 Nov. 2025 Outside analysts say the acquisition figure appears high, but reflects the value that Skydance Media CEO David Ellison and his multibillionaire father Larry Ellison place on Weiss and her news site. David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multibillionaire

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multibillionaire was in 1894

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“Multibillionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multibillionaire. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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