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

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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 The film also investigates a leading British far-right activist and his connection to a U.S. multimillionaire. Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multimillionaire 

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 21 Nov. 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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