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milliardaire

milliardaire noun: a billionaire; somebody whose wealth is greater than one milliard (10⁹) dollars, or other currency.

Noun

milliardaire (plural milliardaires)

  1. (rare) A billionaire; somebody whose wealth is greater than one milliard (10⁹) dollars, or other currency.
    • You can often read in the Sunday papers and magazines, and the speeches of successful men, that it is only by working extra hard without extra pay that a factory hand can show the ambition, energy, and drive that will make him a Managing Director or a milliardaire.1934, B. Traven, The Death Ship: The Story of an American Sailor, London: Chatto & Windus, page 143

Forms of milliardaire

pluralmilliardaires

Origin of milliardaire

From French milliardaire (“milliardaire, billionaire”). Equivalent to milliard + -aire.

Questions about milliardaire

What does milliardaire mean?
Milliardaire means a billionaire; somebody whose wealth is greater than one milliard (10⁹) dollars, or other currency.
What part of speech is milliardaire?
Milliardaire is a noun.
What is the plural of milliardaire?
The plural of milliardaire is milliardaires.

Words near milliardaire in the dictionary

  1. milliarcsecond
  2. milliarcseconds
  3. milliarcsecs
  4. milliard
  5. milliard-fold
  6. milliardaire
  7. milliardaires
  8. milliardfold
  9. milliards
  10. milliardth
  11. milliardths

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