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ten-thousandaires

ten-thousandaires is the plural of ten-thousandaire.

Meaning of ten-thousandaire

Noun

ten-thousandaire (plural ten-thousandaires)

  1. A person whose net worth is at or greater than ten thousand units of the local currency.
    • I have only one good quality—overwhelming belief in the brains and hearts of our nation, our state, our town. It’s so strong that sometimes I do have a tiny effect on the haughty ten-thousandaires. I shake ’em up and make ’em believe in ideals—yes, in themselves.1920, Sinclair Lewis, chapter V, in Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, →OCLC, section V, pages 65–66

Questions about ten-thousandaires

What is ten-thousandaires the plural of?
Ten-thousandaires is the plural of ten-thousandaire.

Words near ten-thousandaires in the dictionary

  1. ten-strikes
  2. ten-strip
  3. ten-strips
  4. ten-tenths
  5. ten-thousandaire
  6. ten-thousandaires
  7. ten-thousandfold
  8. ten-thousandth
  9. ten-thousandths
  10. ten-wheeler
  11. ten-wheelers

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