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millionairess

American

[mil-yuh-nair-is] / ˌmɪl yəˈnɛər ɪs /

noun

a woman who is a millionaire.
the wife of a millionaire.

Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of millionairess

First recorded in 1880–85; millionaire + -ess

Example Sentences

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Meghan is a millionairess from humble beginnings, we’re frequently reminded.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2019

“This was a society woman, a millionairess, and it’s striking who’s portrayed,” says Goldfarb.

From National Geographic • Aug. 8, 2016

But he once lived for three years with the millionairess Olga Deterding, who made him the beneficiary of her will.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2013

Altogether the room would have been an excellent "show place" if any influential millionairess began stirring up public interest in "conditions of shop-girl life."

From Winnie Childs The Shop Girl by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

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