MILLIONAIRE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

millionaire

noun

Definition of millionaire

as in multimillionaire

a rich person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, etc.

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Recent Examples of millionaire The millionaire’s tax fad got another follower last month, but there might be a backlash on the horizon. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 July 2026 After Klarna’s stock market trading debut last year, the company’s market cap soared to a whopping $17 billion thanks to surging shares, catapulting more than 40 current and former Klarna staffers into the millionaire club thanks to stock perks. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026 During the Revolutionary War, his trading ships attacked British vessels and seized their cargo; after the conflict, the Founding Father became a millionaire, likely the country’s first. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 In the 2010 mayoral race, Teresa Jacobs defeated millionaire Bill Segal, who far outraised her. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for millionaire

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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

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Larson has largely relied on donations through PACs, including some representing corporate and union interests, while Bronin has received most of his funding from individuals, including from billionaires and those associated with large firms.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
In general, of all the billionaire tech bros out there, Huang is by far the best, kindest, and most level-headed.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of billionaire

Noun

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
Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors.

— Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

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