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millionaire

millionaire

250 3.7
A person who has at least one million dollars, pounds or euros
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪljəˈnɛr/
translation icon : millonario
  • He became a millionaire after selling his successful software company.
  • become a millionaire
  • make a millionaire
  • marry a millionaire

He was, he was the only non millionaire in a field of five.

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Examples

  • By the time I'm 30, I'll be a millionaire.

    Gremlins (1984)

  • It's not easy to become a millionaire through investing in two weeks.

    Tom Bilyeu

  • About three months ago, the first AI millionaire came into existence.

    The Rich Dad Channel

  • By the end of this weekend, I'll be a millionaire and I'll buy this place for all of us.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • My father was a self-made millionaire, and he never let you forget it.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Well, I'm not a millionaire, but I'm not starving either.

    Sleuth (1972)

  • The rise of millionaire pastors in Africa has become a widespread phenomenon.

    Academic text (2015)

  • She's gonna turn her whole family into millionaires.

    Challengers (2024)

  • It said that more salespeople are millionaires than doctors.

  • He's a millionaire.

    Crazy Eyes (2012)

Synonyms

rich man
vsmillionaire
74 1.0

A man who has a lot of money and owns many things

is the non-gendered term used for any person with that wealth
wealthy person
vsmillionaire
26 1.8

A person who has a lot of money and property

is defined by a specific one million currency threshold rather than general wealth
rich person
vsmillionaire
6 1.0

A person who has a lot of money and many valuable things

is limited to people whose assets meet a one million currency level
millionairess
vsmillionaire
  • Archaic
1 7.4

A woman who owns at least one million in money or property

is the general term used for any gender instead of the female form
moneybags
vsmillionaire
  • Informal
7.0

A person who has a lot of money

is the precise asset-based term specifying a one million currency threshold

Compounds

fuckpot millionaire
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rich person who shows off their money in a rude way

How Wealthy

billionaire
188 3.4
millionaire
250 3.7
rich person
6 1.0
poor person
8 1.0

Surface Forms

millionaire singular
millionaires plural

Morphology

millionaire = million (transparent) = million + aire

The meaning 'person with a million (units of currency)' follows directly from 'million' + the agentive suffix '-aire', which most learners can infer.

Etymology

Millionaire comes from the number million plus a French ending -aire that means 'one who has'. So a millionaire is someone who 'has a million' in money, for example dollars or pounds.