millionaire
noun/ˌmɪljəˈneə(r)/
/ˌmɪljəˈner/
- a person who has a million pounds, dollars, etc.; a very rich person
- an oil millionaire
- She's a millionaire several times over.
- a millionaire businessman
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMillionaire is used before these nouns:- businessman, businesswoman
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French millionnaire, from million, probably from Italian milione, from mille ‘thousand’.Want to learn more?
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