billionaire

American  

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

noun

1. a person who has assets worth a billion or more dollars, euros, etc.

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billionaire British  

/ ˌbɪljəˈnɛə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of billionaire

First recorded in 1855–60, billion + -aire, on the model of millionaire

Example Sentences

Tesla is facing increased competition from attractively priced Chinese brands and has also suffered from a tarnished image owing to controversies surrounding its billionaire CEO Elon Musk.

From Barron's

As with much of the asinine ponderings coming from the Silicon Valley billionaire class, there’s a pseudo-intellectual rationale to prop up this nonsense.

From Salon

The first movie has the classic whodunnit setting of a big, old mansion, while its sequel Glass Onion was set on a billionaire's private island.

From BBC

Asked about the looming G20 summit, he said: "The billionaires that are coming here, I don't think they will do something better for us."

From Barron's

The company’s founder, tech billionaire Palmer Luckey, has made his convictions clear.

From The Wall Street Journal