millionaire

or mil·lion·naire

[ mil-yuh-nair ]

noun

1. a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.
2. any very rich person.

millionaire

/ ˌmɪljəˈnɛə /

noun

1. a person whose assets are worth at least a million of the standard monetary units of his country

Derived Forms

• ˌmillionˈairess, noun:feminine

Other Words From

• million·airedom noun
• nonmil·lion·aire noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of millionaire¹

1820–30; < French millionnaire, equivalent to million million + -aire -ary

Example Sentences

According to the Los Angeles Times, Atkins got married in 1981 to “a self-proclaimed Texas millionaire” named Donald Laisure.

From The Daily Beast

Bookstores are stocked with self-help books telling girls how to bag a millionaire.

From The Daily Beast

Take, for example, the German internet millionaire Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, an online file sharing service.

From The Daily Beast

The question will be whether Vieira—who succeeded on The View, the Today show and Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

From The Daily Beast

Bob,” says George Cafego, a Vol tailback then and a UT assistant coach now, “had every opportunity to be a millionaire.

From The Daily Beast

A millionaire might offer more for a life belt as a souvenir than a drowning man could pay for it to save his life.

From Project Gutenberg

She wondered if he would take his youth in his bald-headed season, like the self-made American millionaire.

From Project Gutenberg

The social ambitions of the Tippetts were so definitely quenched that the indignant millionaire threatened to return to Chicago.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides, Mr. Hofer is one of that small millionaire group that is trying to clean up San Francisco municipally.

From Project Gutenberg

With twenty-five dollars in his hand, Henry felt like a millionaire as he edged through the crowd to the gate.

From Project Gutenberg