multimillionaire

American  

[muhl-tee-mil-yuh-nair, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˌmɪl yəˈnɛər, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

noun

1. a person who possesses a fortune that amounts to many millions of dollars, euros, etc.

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multimillionaire British  

/ ˌmʌltɪˌmɪljəˈnɛə /

noun

1. a person with a fortune of several million pounds, dollars, etc

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Etymology

Origin of multimillionaire

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; multi- + millionaire

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Example Sentences

Because there are so many more multimillionaires, products and services that cater to this group are also booming.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wealth managers are betting that high-touch lifestyle management will keep the multimillionaire set from jumping ship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead of teenagers flailing at high heat, the lineup he was preparing to face was made up of major-league multimillionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We must win back our future,” reads a letter signed by at least 400 millionaires, many of them multimillionaires.

From Barron's

Its clients include more than 150 billionaire and centimillionaire families, Mallouk said, along with tens of thousands of millionaires and multimillionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal