as in millionaire
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of billionaire
The billionaire software mogul is a friend of Trump who visited the president at the White House earlier this year.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Sir Ben Ainslie is smarting from a public sporting divorce from Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the British billionaire and part-owner of Manchester United.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Co-founded by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo Santa Cruz and supported by Gere and a group of ecologically minded billionaires, Xala is reimagining luxury from the earth up.
—Kathryn Romeyn, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Howery, who still needs the US Senate to confirm his position as ambassador to Denmark, is reportedly a long-time friend of billionaire Elon Musk and formerly founded a venture capital firm with Thiel.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Sir Ben Ainslie is smarting from a public sporting divorce from Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the British billionaire and part-owner of Manchester United.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Co-founded by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo Santa Cruz and supported by Gere and a group of ecologically minded billionaires, Xala is reimagining luxury from the earth up.
—Kathryn Romeyn, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Howery, who still needs the US Senate to confirm his position as ambassador to Denmark, is reportedly a long-time friend of billionaire Elon Musk and formerly founded a venture capital firm with Thiel.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaire
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Earlier this month, the L.A. Times reported that a homeless man became an instant millionaire after purchasing a scratcher ticket from a liquor store in San Luis Obispo.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Germany has many affluent people, including 4% of global millionaires.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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So, what's the multimillionaire CEO of Koenigsegg's Toyota of choice?—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Then, in something of a shock, Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey was defeated by a private equity multimillionaire who doesn’t really live in the state and can’t tell the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers apart.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
30 Dec. 2024
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Here’s the exclusive story of how the father of American tennis superstar Emma Navarro and his elusive Wall Street partner became multibillionaires on the backs of people with poor credit.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The abrupt firings by Trump and his top advisor, multibillionaire tech CEO Elon Musk, have roiled the government and outraged critics who say workers in nuclear security, forest fire prevention and bird flu response have been culled without warning.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Billionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaire. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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