multimillionaire

noun

mul·​ti·​mil·​lion·​aire ˌməl-tē-ˌmi(l)-yə-ˈner 

-ˌtī-,

-ˈmi(l)-yə-ˌner

variants or less commonly multi-millionaire

plural multimillionaires also multi-millionaires

: a person whose wealth amounts to many millions (as of dollars or pounds)

… she has exhibited a sharp business brain, and is now a multimillionaire.

—Jessamy Calkin

the company's multimillionaire owner/founder

a multimillionaire sports/rock/movie star

Examples of multimillionaire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Already a multimillionaire when elected president, Bush’s fortune apparently shrank while in office, according to his financial disclosures. —Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

Golf The sport’s return to the Olympic program in 2016 after a 108-year hiatus received a lukewarm reception from the multimillionaires on tour who wouldn’t be getting a paycheck. —Mark Zeigler, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024

Haidar and other multimillionaires are all for that, but to an extent. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 July 2024

By Chad de Guzman September 18, 2024 4:30 AM EDT A firestorm of allegations have, for months, swirled around multimillionaire YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, as well as the people and companies linked to him. —Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

multimillionaire

noun

mul·​ti·​mil·​lion·​aire

ˌməl-ti-ˌmil-yə-ˈna(ə)r,

-ˌtī-,

-ˈne(ə)r,

-ˈmil-yə-ˌna(ə)r,

-ˌne(ə)r

: a person whose wealth is estimated at several millions (as of dollars)