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spillionaire

spillionaire noun: a person who acquires a substantial amount of money by being paid to participate in the cleanup of an oil spill.

Noun

spillionaire (plural spillionaires)

  1. (informal) A person who acquires a substantial amount of money by being paid to participate in the cleanup of an oil spill.
    • "Spillionaires" made as much as half a million dollars that spring operating cleanup boats.1993, Janet Trowbridge Bohlen, For the Wild Places: Profiles in Conservation, Island Press, →ISBN, page 149

Forms of spillionaire

pluralspillionaires

Origin of spillionaire

Blend of spill + millionaire.

Questions about spillionaire

What does spillionaire mean?
Spillionaire means a person who acquires a substantial amount of money by being paid to participate in the cleanup of an oil spill.
What part of speech is spillionaire?
Spillionaire is a noun.
What is the plural of spillionaire?
The plural of spillionaire is spillionaires.

Words near spillionaire in the dictionary

  1. spilling over
  2. spilling the beans
  3. spilling the tea
  4. spillingly
  5. spillings
  6. spillionaire
  7. spillionaires
  8. Spillman
  9. Spillmann
  10. Spillmans
  11. spillover

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