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
  • By the closing bell, more than 4,400 current and former employees—including machinists and cafeteria workers—had become millionaires.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • And as the influx of billionaires and multi-millionaires to the region continues, the market for luxury homes priced at $30 million and up has exploded, according to a new report from the real estate research firm Analytics Miami.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of millionaire
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  • 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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  • West Ham said in June, following relegation to the Championship, that Czech billionaire Kretinsky would become the majority shareholder by buying 16 per cent of the Gold family’s shares, but that arrangement fell through.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In the 2014 sci-fi film Ex Machina, Oscar Isaac played a reclusive AI-tech billionaire dwelling in an architectural masterpiece—the Juvet Landscape Hotel—and a private summer home in Valldal, Norway.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 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
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

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