MILLIONAIRE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

millionaire

noun

Definition of millionaire

as in multimillionaire

a rich person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, etc.

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Recent Examples of millionaire The latest in a long series of corrective measures was a thirteen-per-cent state income tax on millionaires, which went into effect in 2012 and is due to expire in 2030. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Becerra said that plan contained loopholes that would amount to major tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 In the opening minutes of the premiere, tech mogul Morgan (Dominic West), either a hundred-millionaire or a billionaire depending on who’s asking and why, has a one-night stand with a beautiful stranger (Rose William’s Flora). — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 Pelosi’s endorsement sent Chan, who had been languishing in polls, surging past Democratic tech millionaire Saikat Chakrabarti in the June primary. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for millionaire

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Among his fans and friends were the First Lady Dolley Madison, Sir Walter Scott, and John Jacob Astor, New York City’s first multimillionaire.

— Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Lottery officials have not yet announced whether a ticket matched all six numbers in the latest drawing, leaving players across the country waiting to see if a new multimillionaire has been made.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

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With almost all the votes from the two-day ballot counted by the Statistics Office, the centrist ANO (or YES) movement led by the populist billionaire failed to win a single seat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
The billionaire businessman has made a lot of money betting early on the rise of industrial neighborhoods, like Lower Manhattan’s Meatpacking District and Miami’s Wynwood.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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