billionaire

noun

Definition of billionairenext
as in millionaire
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of billionaire The show’s theme was a stark contrast to the billionaires who had been sitting front row at other fashion week shows. — Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 There’s former billionaires throwing their stuff out in the rush of packing, terror in the streets, the (fake) sky literally falling down. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 One billionaire appears twice, owning not only the most expensive home ever publicly reported but another estate in the top 10, less than an hour away. — Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 Working-class identity is more durable and culturally grounded than a description of who isn’t a billionaire. — Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for billionaire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaire
  1. millionaire
  2. multimillionaire
  3. multibillionaire
  4. plutocrat
Noun
  • Save that for the millionaires and billionaires, not guys like myself.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Miami’s new millionaires and billionaires are worthy of the celebrity pages.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of millionaire
Noun
  • Elliott, who turns 42 next week, is seeking public financing to battle against Lamont, a Greenwich multimillionaire who has spent more than $60 million of his own money in four statewide races since 2006.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • The multimillionaire shared a video of the yacht on Instagram earlier this week.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Definition of multimillionaire
Noun
  • At the time, Altman was president of the startup accelerator Y Combinator, famous for helping launch companies like Airbnb and DoorDash, while Musk was already a multibillionaire and was running Tesla along with SpaceX simultaneously.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • But Blue Origin has drawn parallels, with its multibillionaire founder (Jeff Bezos) and its own grandiose ideas.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Definition of multibillionaire
Noun
  • His father, Richard, a plutocrat who offers him a job at his company, is equally distressing.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The issue is the policy infrastructure that allows people like Musk to become not rich, not super-rich, but plutocrat-rich.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Definition of plutocrat

Browse Nearby Words

billingsgates
billionaire
billionaires
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Billionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billionaire. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on billionaire

Nglish: Translation of billionaire for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Aug. 7

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
fridge-magnet-letters
Drop a Letter Quiz August 2026 Drop a letter from a word to make a totally diffe...
See All