multibillionaire
2
3.7
- noun
- /ˌmʌltiˈbɪljəˌnɛr/
:
multimillonario
- Those stories were hotly denied by liberal bloggers and sites like Snopes.com and Huffington Post, which themselves have ties to the conservative-hating multibillionaire.
Examples
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He is a multibillionaire, but the franchise is run by the money it generates, not his personal wealth.
Blog text (14) -
As one of the world's richest individuals, the multibillionaire frequently attends global economic summits.
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A multibillionaire is behind it.
Fiction book (1991) -
The guy wasn't forty yet, and he was supposedly a multibillionaire.
Fiction book (1994) -
I guess you don't have to be a multibillionaire to be a colossal loser, but in his case, it sure seems to help.
Blog text (20) -
Labor law and social rights (dismissal protection, unemployment benefit, continued pay in case of sickness) are criticized as preservation of ownership, but this is not an issue when it comes to the private property of multibillionaires (Martin and Schumann, 1996: 213).
Academic text (2018) -
Thumbkin was able to attract his attention only by using a pair of straight pins as pitons and some buckminsterfullerene monofilament to climb up his pant leg and suit jacket, after which he buttonholed the multibillionaire.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many multibillionaires use their wealth to fund philanthropic initiatives that benefit society.
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The success of his tech company made him a multibillionaire, allowing him to invest in various startups.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person who has many billions of dollars
How Wealthy
1
6.5
2
3.7
188
3.4
20
2.7
250
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
multibillionaire = billionaire (transparent) = multi + billion + aire
The meaning is straightforwardly built from 'multi-' plus 'billionaire', indicating a person with several billions.
Etymology
Multibillionaire is built from multi- meaning 'many', billion, and the ending -aire as in millionaire. So a multibillionaire is literally someone who has 'many billions' of money, which explains the modern meaning of a very rich person with several billions.