multimillionaire

noun

mul·​ti·​mil·​lion·​aire ˌməl-tē-ˌmi(l)-yə-ˈner How to pronounce multimillionaire (audio)
-ˌtī-,
-ˈmi(l)-yə-ˌner
variants or less commonly multi-millionaire
plural multimillionaires also multi-millionaires
: a person whose wealth amounts to many millions (as of dollars or pounds)
… she has exhibited a sharp business brain, and is now a multimillionaire.Jessamy Calkin
the company's multimillionaire owner/founder
a multimillionaire sports/rock/movie star

Examples of multimillionaire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Years of underfunding limited the government's ability to audit such transactions as well as multimillionaires and large corporations more generally. Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 18 June 2024 The anti-aging movement has also gotten a boost — and a fair share of ridicule — from extreme tales of rich immortality biohackers such as Los Angeles multimillionaire Bryan Johnson, who claims that death is no longer inevitable. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 June 2024 The 59-year-old multimillionaire has the backing of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which works to get Republicans elected to the Senate. Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024 Advertisement The anti-aging movement has also gotten a boost — and a fair share of ridicule — from extreme tales of rich immortality biohackers such as Los Angeles multimillionaire Bryan Johnson, who claims that death is no longer inevitable. Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for multimillionaire 

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multimillionaire was in 1858

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“Multimillionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multimillionaire. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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multimillionaire

noun
mul·​ti·​mil·​lion·​aire
ˌməl-ti-ˌmil-yə-ˈna(ə)r,
-ˌtī-,
-ˈne(ə)r,
-ˈmil-yə-ˌna(ə)r,
-ˌne(ə)r
: a person whose wealth is estimated at several millions (as of dollars)

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