zillionaire

noun

Definition of zillionairenext
as in millionaire

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Recent Examples of zillionaire But the Vanderbilt Commodores were actually named for zillionaire 19th century shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, the man who endowed the university. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026 The platinum blond computer chip zillionaire was no match for 007! — EW.com, 24 May 2025 The creator of the Hero, a zillionaire tech mogul played by an oily, compelling Walton Goggins, has used his money and copious free time to become a real-life version of his own fictional, authoritarian crime-fighter. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zillionaire
  1. millionaire
  2. multimillionaire
  3. billionaire
  4. gazillionaire
  5. multibillionaire
  6. plutocrat
Noun
  • Fidelity's analysis of its own book for the first quarter of 2026 found 645,000 401(k) millionaires, down 3% over three months though a quarter higher than a year before.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday June 29, a bomb exploded on the doorstep of Yermolaiev’s luxury apartment in Monaco, gravely injuring the Ukrainian millionaire and shocking residents of the wealthy city state.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of millionaire
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  • Lottery officials have not yet announced whether a ticket matched all six numbers in the latest drawing, leaving players across the country waiting to see if a new multimillionaire has been made.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In an endearing gesture from a multimillionaire who ran a thriving entertainment production company specializing in true-crime shows, McDonnell was coming to offer a sweet form of thanks to the bank’s sales team.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of multimillionaire
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  • That venture has the strong backing of Ken Griffin, a local billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • While tech billionaires such as Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen may see empathy and introspection as weaknesses, those traits are the beating heart of literature and art, the wellspring of creativity and human connection.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of billionaire
Noun
  • Gregg, a progressive Texas legislator with national ambitions married to a Musk-esque tech gazillionaire, arrives last in Palm Springs after flying private.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But then Nathan informs Monty that Ariana won’t sign unless all three families get $1 million each, and the gazillionaire goes nuclear.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of gazillionaire
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  • 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
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  • The provenance of an otherwise unknown plutocrat probably does not.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • His father, Richard, a plutocrat who offers him a job at his company, is equally distressing.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of plutocrat

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