billionaire

[ bil-yuh-nair, bil-yuh-nair ]
/ ˌbɪl yəˈnɛər, ˈbɪl yəˌnɛər /

noun

a person who has assets worth a billion or more dollars, francs, pounds, or the like.

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Origin of billionaire

1855–60, Americanism; billion + -aire, on the model of millionaire

Words nearby billionaire

billing machine, billings, billings method, billingsgate, billion, billionaire, billiton, billman, billon, billow, billow cloud
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British Dictionary definitions for billionaire

billionaire
/ (ˌbɪljəˈnɛə) /

noun

a person whose assets are worth over a billion of the monetary units of his country
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