multimillionaire

noun

mul·​ti·​mil·​lion·​aire ˌməl-tē-ˌmi(l)-yə-ˈner 

-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

Think Monaco, Malta, and Poland, where the number of multimillionaires can expect to surge by 75% or more. —Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 18 Sep. 2024

Walz is much less well off than Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, a multimillionaire whose net worth stands between $4.8 million and $11.3 million. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024

Private equity funds, historically the province of multimillionaires, are now on offer for a buy-in as low as $25,000. —Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024

Atherton is actually home to a multimillionaire basketball star and a billionaire venture capitalist, among other elite, of course, who on two separate occasions opposed change that was coming in the form of multifamily homes. —Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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)