millionairess
AmericanGender
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
"He deprived me of being a millionairess," she joked.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2013
You may be a parlour maid one year; the next you may keep a hotel; and the next you may be a millionairess travelling in Europe.
From Lady Betty Across the Water by Orson Lowell
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