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milliardaire Now rare.|ˌmɪlɪəˈdɛə(r)|
[f. milliard after millionaire.]
A person possessing a ‘milliard of money’.
1924New Internat. Year Bk. for Year 1923 270/2 A South-American milliardaire who can have all he wants. 1926C. H. Herford Mind of Post-War Germany vii. 34 The hero, son of a milliardaire, is engaged in manufacturing a gas more powerful than all known fuels. 1927Spectator 23 Apr. 720 Including..a respectable proportion of the Royal Families and aristocracy of most European countries, besides a sufficiency of ‘milliardaires’ from both Americas. |