millionaire
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- millionnaire (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French millionnaire. Reanalyzable as million + -aire.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
millionaire (plural millionaires)
- (strictly) A person whose net worth is at or greater than one million units of the local currency, but less than two million.
- (loosely) A person whose net worth is at or greater than one million units of the local currency; a multimillionaire.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- billionaire, trillionaire
- (figuratively) zillionaire, bazillionaire, gazillionaire, squillionaire
- million
Translations[edit]
somebody whose wealth is greater than one million
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References[edit]
Douglas Harper, “Millionaire”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2021.