millionaires

noun

plural of millionaire
as in multimillionaires
a rich person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, etc.

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Recent Examples of millionaires In the decade to 2024, Miami’s population of millionaires is estimated to have nearly doubled to 39,000 people. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 The pandemic saw a spike in the purchases of second homes in the area by millionaires, motivated—like so many of us—by the promise of privacy and unspoiled natural beauty. — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026 The city would need changes at the state level in order to impose a tax on millionaires. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 Cuban made hundreds of his employees millionaires The entrepreneur has long shared his business wins with employees. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Nearly 1 million people became millionaires in 2025, largely thanks to a thriving stock market, according to a new report by UBS. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 2 July 2026 The young millionaires continued successfully appealing to tweens and teens, many of whom grew up watching the Olsens, and managed to turn their company into a billion-dollar empire, all while attending college at New York University. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 While airport slot machines are known for having tighter payouts than the mega-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, LAS has a history of minting unexpected millionaires. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 SpaceX’s record-shattering IPO has minted thousands of new millionaires, unleashing a wave of high-end home shoppers poised to reshape Southern California’s already tight coastal housing markets. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
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  1. billionaires
  2. capitalists
  3. plutocrats
Noun
  • Much of the American left seeks to counter Trump with a form of progressive populism that labels billionaires and oligarchs enemies of the people.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of billionaires
Noun
  • D’Souza established himself in Thiel’s inner circle, which comprised mostly men, most of whom were gay and most of whom were tech founders or venture capitalists.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Venture capitalists pushed digital-media startups to go all in.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of capitalists
Noun
  • 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
  • Then the plutocrats circled their yachts.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of plutocrats

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