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Definition of billionaire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

billionaire

noun
 
/ˌbɪljəˈneə(r)/
 
/ˌbɪljəˈner/
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  1. an extremely rich person, who has at least a thousand million pounds, dollars, etc. in money or property
    • a Texas billionaire
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBillionaire is used before these nouns:
    • businessman, businesswoman
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from billion, on the pattern of millionaire.
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