billionaire

noun

Definition of billionairenext
as in millionaire
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.

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Recent Examples of billionaire LeBron produced movies, LeBron became the game’s first active billionaire, LeBron acquired a stake in a professional pickleball team. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 2 July 2026 And despite his opposition to California’s billionaire tax, Newsom laid out his own, narrower national tax proposal last week targeting tax-free loans billionaires use to skirt paying income taxes. — Ben Paviour july 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 Just last month, billionaire Peter Thiel set a new record for the most expensive office lease in Miami by leasing space in the 830 Brickell office tower for around $250 per square foot, Bloomberg reported. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 General Atlantic was founded in 1980 by the late billionaire philanthropist Chuck Feeney, who cofounded Duty Free Shoppers with Robert Miller. — Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for billionaire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaire
  1. millionaire
  2. multimillionaire
  3. multibillionaire
  4. plutocrat
Noun
  • How will the billionaire singer and millionaire football star divide their assets?
    — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
  • Nearly 1 million people became millionaires in 2025, largely thanks to a thriving stock market, according to a new report by UBS.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of millionaire
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  • The multimillionaire shared a video of the yacht on Instagram earlier this week.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
  • One prominent advocate is Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary, who is an investor in a giant data center in Utah called Stratos.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 June 2026
Definition of multimillionaire
Noun
  • But Blue Origin has drawn parallels, with its multibillionaire founder (Jeff Bezos) and its own grandiose ideas.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
  • Greth, a multibillionaire, is the daughter of the late oil and gas mogul Autry Stephens.
    — Emily Brindley, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of multibillionaire
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  • Then the plutocrats circled their yachts.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The Titanic is still a subject of worldwide fascination, in part because of the range of passengers aboard the ship, from paupers to plutocrats.
    — Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of plutocrat

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