as in multimillionaire
a rich person who has at least a million 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 millionaire
Welcome to the era of vibe-coding millionaires and billionaires.
—
Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The money is largely from capital gains taxes from Wall Street profits that were made before the recent downturn and are paid chiefly by millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The city’s millionaire population has doubled since 2014 to more than 81,000, according to Henley & Partners.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Massachusetts has seen an increase in millionaires, rather than a decrease, since the state enacted higher taxes on high earners, according to a report from the progressive Institute for Policy Studies.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for millionaire
Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The money is largely from capital gains taxes from Wall Street profits that were made before the recent downturn and are paid chiefly by millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The city’s millionaire population has doubled since 2014 to more than 81,000, according to Henley & Partners.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Massachusetts has seen an increase in millionaires, rather than a decrease, since the state enacted higher taxes on high earners, according to a report from the progressive Institute for Policy Studies.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for millionaire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millionaire
Noun
-
In 1998, Democratic multimillionaire Al Checchi who had been the co-chair of Northwest Airlines spent $40 million of his wealth on an unsuccessful run for governor, also a record at the time.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
-
Jimmy Lai was a multimillionaire, on his way to becoming a billionaire.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Painted in 1921, that painting was purchased for the raffle from billionaire art collector David Nahmad, who argued in an Associated Press interview that Picasso would have approved of raffling his work.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
-
Of course, the new billionaires minted through the IPO process might then flee the state to avoid future wealth taxes.—
Marc Joffe,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The businesspeople include a couple of zillionaires.—
Tim Golden,
ProPublica,
30 Dec. 2025
-
The robot warriors are coming, and so are the zillionaires, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., warned in a wide-ranging interview with NBC News on the rise and risks of artificial intelligence.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
-
One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Millionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millionaire. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
