billionaire

[ bil-yuh-nair, bil-yuh-nair ]

noun

1. a person who has assets worth a billion or more dollars, euros, etc.

billionaire

/ ˌbɪljəˈnɛə /

noun

1. a person whose assets are worth over a billion of the monetary units of his country

Word History and Origins

Origin of billionaire¹

First recorded in 1855–60, Americanism; billion + -aire, on the model of millionaire

Example Sentences

Musk isn’t just a billionaire presidential funder, but a high-powered government contractor whose businesses were promised $3 billion across nearly 100 different contracts and 17 agencies last year, according to a recent New York Times tally.

From Slate

More recently, Trump put Musk and billionaire businessman Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of a new effort he says will reduce government bureaucracy.

From Slate

He also praised Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman who will run Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency, claiming his social media site X was helping to “save humanity”.

From BBC

Billionaire Elon Musk spoke privately with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday in a meeting aimed at easing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, per a report from the New York Times.

From Salon

The billionaire buisnessman's version comes three months after Lil Jon gave a surprise performance of the song at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to mark Kamala Harris becoming the party’s presidential nominee.

From BBC