multimillionaire

[ muhl-tee-mil-yuh-nair, muhl-tahy- ]

/ ˌmʌl tiˌmɪl yəˈnɛər, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

noun

a person who possesses a fortune that amounts to many millions of dollars, francs, etc.

Nearby words

multilocation, multilocular, multilocular cyst, multimedia, multimeter, multimillionaire, multimodal, multinational, multinational corporation, multinodular, multinodular goiter

Origin of multimillionaire

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; multi- + millionaire

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Examples from the Web for multi-millionaire

But for now, the multi-millionaire widower has two children at home in Chapel Hill to raise, Emma Claire, 12, and Jack, 10.
John Edwards Verdict: Why Johnny Walked on a Mistrial|Diane Dimond|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And MSM has allowed you to become a multi-millionaire celebrity ever since.
Arrivederci, Sarah!|Joe McGinniss|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Lest we forget, Sarah Palin herself is now a multi-millionaire.
Who You Calling a Blue Blood, Sarah?|Meghan McCain|November 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
After a time the men began to drift in, and I heard the multi-millionaire from the West inquiring for Elizabeth.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908|Various

Did you ever hear of old John Benham, the multi-millionaire?
Paradise Garden|George Gibbs
John Stapleton, the multi-millionaire banker, was not in the habit of sending messengers to anyone, without good reason.
The Blue Lights|Arnold Fredericks
However he returned to France about 1830, in bad health, but a multi-millionaire.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Nature has arranged it so that the poorest man in the world can get the most priceless things as easily as the multi-millionaire.
Dollars and Sense|Col. Wm. C. Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for multi-millionaire

multimillionaire

/ (ˌmʌltɪˌmɪljəˈnɛə) /

noun

a person with a fortune of several million pounds, dollars, etc

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