multimillionaire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of multimillionaire
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; multi- + millionaire
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Ukrainian intelligence agent Vladyslav Reut says he did not kill Anastasiia Berezovska - a woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco - despite earlier confessing to it.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
And there’s the leering, preening Rupert Mannion from “Ted Lasso” — multimillionaire soccer team owner, inveterate philanderer and incurably vindictive divorcé.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
The Journal found that he went from being a middle-class lawyer to a multimillionaire during two decades on a public official’s salary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
In 1998, Democratic multimillionaire Al Checchi who had been the co-chair of Northwest Airlines spent $40 million of his wealth on an unsuccessful run for governor, also a record at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
Alan Blunt and Mrs. Jones had been suspicious of the Egyptian multimillionaire from the very start.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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