multimillionairen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˌmɪljəˈnɛː/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈˌmɪljəˈˌnɛ(ə)r/,

/ˌməltaɪˈˌmɪljəˈˌnɛ(ə)r/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, millionaire n.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + millionaire n. Compare earlier bimillionaire n. at bi- comb. form 2b, trimillionaire n. at tri- comb. form 2a.

A. n.

A person with assets worth several or many millions (of dollars, pounds, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > person who has large amount of money

jingle-boya1640

four-millioneer1667

plum1709

millionary1786

millionaire1795

money bag1820

millionista1843

trimillionaire1848

multimillionaire1858

billionaire1861

millioner1865

trillionaire1873

quadrillionairea1876

thousandaire1896

milliardaire1897

multibillionaire1906

zillionaire1926

multi1950

mega-millionaire1968

squillionaire1979

1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 368/2 The multi-millionaires sent him a trifle, it was said, to buy another eye with.

1906 Living Age 19 May 434/1 The multi-millionaires, by which we mean men with the uncontrolled disposal of more than ten millions sterling apiece—are coming even in Europe.

1921 19th Cent. & After May 767 The fur-coated Corona-puffing multi-millionaire.

1972 F. Knebel Dark Horse (1973) ix. 120 You got multi-millionaires who don't pay more than two or three per cent of their income in taxes.

1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Mar. 4/4 A multimillionaire who made a fortune running bingo parlors in California, Moscovitz is a major investor in Jerusalem real estate.

B. adj.

Possessing assets worth several or many millions (of dollars, pounds, etc.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > having large amount of money

pecuniousc1400

moneyed1457

well-moneyed1479

purse-full1600

pursy1602

flush1603

moneyful1604

moneyfied1620

millioned1747

millionary1816

millionaire1864

millionairish1874

coiny1891

multimillionaire1893

financialized1898

stakey1919

1893 Advance (Chicago) 3 Aug. 591/3 The chairman of that committee entered Congress as a poor man, and, on a salary of $5,000 per annum, has become the multi-millionaire owner of a marble palace.

1938 Life 19 Sept. 21/2 Miss Cochran is the wife of multi-millionaire Investment Banker Floyd Odlum.

1978 J. Krantz Scruples ix. 259 Billy also established a delivery service in a town where multimillionaire customers have to do their own pickups in every boutique.

1991 Sunday Times 8 Sept. 14/3 A family whose multi-millionaire octogenarian sire has been wilfully slain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multimillionaire
释义	multimillionairen.adj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˌmɪljəˈnɛː/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈˌmɪljəˈˌnɛ(ə)r/, /ˌməltaɪˈˌmɪljəˈˌnɛ(ə)r/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, millionaire n. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + millionaire n. Compare earlier bimillionaire n. at bi- comb. form 2b, trimillionaire n. at tri- comb. form 2a. A. n. A person with assets worth several or many millions (of dollars, pounds, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > person who has large amount of money jingle-boya1640 four-millioneer1667 plum1709 millionary1786 millionaire1795 money bag1820 millionista1843 trimillionaire1848 multimillionaire1858 billionaire1861 millioner1865 trillionaire1873 quadrillionairea1876 thousandaire1896 milliardaire1897 multibillionaire1906 zillionaire1926 multi1950 mega-millionaire1968 squillionaire1979 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 368/2 The multi-millionaires sent him a trifle, it was said, to buy another eye with. 1906 Living Age 19 May 434/1 The multi-millionaires, by which we mean men with the uncontrolled disposal of more than ten millions sterling apiece—are coming even in Europe. 1921 19th Cent. & After May 767 The fur-coated Corona-puffing multi-millionaire. 1972 F. Knebel Dark Horse (1973) ix. 120 You got multi-millionaires who don't pay more than two or three per cent of their income in taxes. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Mar. 4/4 A multimillionaire who made a fortune running bingo parlors in California, Moscovitz is a major investor in Jerusalem real estate. B. adj. Possessing assets worth several or many millions (of dollars, pounds, etc.) ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > having large amount of money pecuniousc1400 moneyed1457 well-moneyed1479 purse-full1600 pursy1602 flush1603 moneyful1604 moneyfied1620 millioned1747 millionary1816 millionaire1864 millionairish1874 coiny1891 multimillionaire1893 financialized1898 stakey1919 1893 Advance (Chicago) 3 Aug. 591/3 The chairman of that committee entered Congress as a poor man, and, on a salary of $5,000 per annum, has become the multi-millionaire owner of a marble palace. 1938 Life 19 Sept. 21/2 Miss Cochran is the wife of multi-millionaire Investment Banker Floyd Odlum. 1978 J. Krantz Scruples ix. 259 Billy also established a delivery service in a town where multimillionaire customers have to do their own pickups in every boutique. 1991 Sunday Times 8 Sept. 14/3 A family whose multi-millionaire octogenarian sire has been wilfully slain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1858
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