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multimillionaire

American  
[muhl-tee-mil-yuh-nair, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˌmɪl yəˈnɛər, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

noun

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


multimillionaire British  
/ ˌmʌltɪˌmɪljəˈnɛə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of multimillionaire

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

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Multimillionaire coaches trying to convince hopeful future millionaires to come play for them now, for free.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2021

Multimillionaire businessman, investor, and star of the hit show "Shark Tank," Robert Herjavec has a deep appreciation for America -- borne out of his family's experience escaping communism.

From Fox News • May 18, 2020

Multimillionaire Sir Peter Ogden, who founded the £3bn Computacenter computer services company had already sounded him out about a new business.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2015

Multimillionaire murder suspect Robert Durst had $117,000 in cash mailed to his New Orleans hotel room, where investigators also found a map of Cuba, an investigator testified Monday during a bail hearing.

From MSNBC • Mar. 23, 2015

Multimillionaire is he, Many times more rich than we; But at that I wouldn't trade With the bargain that he made.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale