zillionaire
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌzɪljəˈnɛr/
- Informal
:
millonario
- Many celebrities are considered zillionaires due to their enormous wealth and lavish lifestyles.
Examples
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If you are already a zillionaire, why do you need so much more?
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He was a zillionaire.
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I will if this works and I become a zillionaire.
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A zillionaire in his thirties!
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It's like he knows everybody expects him to be this worldly, colorful zillionaire.
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Why should Greek zillionaires be different from American zillionaires?
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You're a zillionaire.
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With good reason: Warner is a zillionaire who can finance himself and is a hugely popular ex-governor in a purple state that has handed Democrats some impressive wins since 2001.
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The tech entrepreneur became a zillionaire overnight after his company's initial public offering.
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As a zillionaire, she often donates large sums to charity to help those in need.
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who has at least one billion dollars
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1.0
A man who has a lot of money and owns many things
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6.6
A rich and powerful person in business
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5.5
A very rich and powerful person who owns or controls big companies
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6.1
A very rich and powerful person who controls a large business or industry
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1.8
A person who has a lot of money and property
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7.9
A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large businesses
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8.8
A person with power and influence because they are very rich
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1.0
A person who has a lot of money and many valuable things
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3.7
A person who has several billion dollars in wealth
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6.5
A person who has at least one trillion dollars or euros
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4.2
A person who has many billions of dollars
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6.0
A person who has a lot of money
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9.6
A person who is very rich, said as a joke
Having a huge amount of money
A very rich person who shows off their money in a rude way
A person who has a lot of money
Antonyms
Idioms
How Rich
- Informal
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3.4
250
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Zillionaire was formed by joining the made-up number zillion (meaning 'an imagined very large number') with the ending -aire, as in millionaire from million, so it feels like 'a person with a zillion dollars'. That's why a zillionaire is a joking way to call someone extremely rich.