millionaire
noun
mil·lion·aire ˌmi(l)-yə-ˈner 
ˈmi(l)-yə-ˌner
: a person whose wealth is estimated at a million or more (as of dollars or pounds)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The ponytailed millionaire preaches a brutal, Way of the Fist style of karate, and he's got big plans to build an empire in the Valley and beyond. 
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Many were knocked out of the millionaire’s club in the last six months. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 It was named after the polo-playing millionaire Neil McCarthy who had our chef make this specific salad for him. Felicity Carter, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 The pain of the multi-millionaire, tennis prototype familiarly resonating with Black women of all social and economic backgrounds was rare. Kwentoria A. Williams, Essence, 11 Apr. 2022 In one scene, the prince’s servant is kept waiting in a palatial room at the millionaire’s mansion. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 The two terror leaders’ bond was forged in the late 1980s, when Mr. Zawahri reportedly treated the Saudi millionaire Mr. bin Laden in the caves of Afghanistan as Soviet bombardment shook the mountains around them. Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2022 Ted Sarandos may be a millionaire, but most of the people working for Netflix are not. Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Laburo, in Argentine slang, the successful lawyer who’s spent the past four decades in the public sector and has become a dollar millionaire reminded us. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Many were knocked out of the millionaire’s club in the last six months. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 It was named after the polo-playing millionaire Neil McCarthy who had our chef make this specific salad for him. Felicity Carter, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 The pain of the multi-millionaire, tennis prototype familiarly resonating with Black women of all social and economic backgrounds was rare. Kwentoria A. Williams, Essence, 11 Apr. 2022 In one scene, the prince’s servant is kept waiting in a palatial room at the millionaire’s mansion. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 The two terror leaders’ bond was forged in the late 1980s, when Mr. Zawahri reportedly treated the Saudi millionaire Mr. bin Laden in the caves of Afghanistan as Soviet bombardment shook the mountains around them. Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2022 Ted Sarandos may be a millionaire, but most of the people working for Netflix are not. Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Laburo, in Argentine slang, the successful lawyer who’s spent the past four decades in the public sector and has become a dollar millionaire reminded us. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French millionnaire, from million, from Middle French milion
First Known Use
1786, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing millionaire
Kids Definition
millionaire
noun
mil·lion·aire ˌmil-yə-ˈner
: a person having a million dollars or more
millionaire
noun
as in multimillionaire
a rich person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, etc. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- multimillionaire
- billionaire
- zillionaire
- gazillionaire
- multibillionaire
- plutocrat
- capitalist
- moneybags
- tycoon
- have
- money
- moneymaker
- magnate
- silk stocking
- deep pocket
- heiress
- nabob
- fat cat
- Croesus
- money-spinner
- heir
- jeunesse dorée
- jet-setter
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- beggar
- bankrupt
- pauper
- have-not