millionaire
mil·lion·aire (mil′yə ner′)
noun
a person whose wealth comes to at least a million dollars, pounds, francs, euros, etc.
Etymology: Fr millionnaire
millionaire
n.
Converse of object
- marry: After the war, Erica went on to marry first one American millionaire and then another.
- become: Most of these people are not going to become millionaires or even attain anything like the average standard of living.
Adjective modifier
- self-made: Pupils at The Clarendon School had the chance to meet the self-made millionaires, who are now giants in the computer gaming world.
- eccentric: Built by an eccentric millionaire, the hotel is a celebration of modernista ( the Catalan take on Art Nouveau ) architecture and décor.
- overnight: Whatever you do, you are not going to become an overnight millionaire.
- instant: I'd like to see more success stories; collectors who purchased an unknown artist's work becoming instant millionaires.
- American: His grandfather was one of the first American millionaires.
- Russian: The firm was bought two years ago by Russian millionaire Nikolay Smolensky.
Modifies a noun
- dannenman: This matter ' with us the first tournament millionaires steve dannenman.
- playboy: Reggie Rich, a millionaire playboy type, hasn't much going for him apart from his cash.
- steve: This matter ' with us the first tournament millionaires steve dannenman.
- businessman: Tony Blair spends more time with millionaire businessmen than trade union leaders.
- philanthropist: The scheme received backing from millionaire philanthropist Peter Lampi, who has also been prominent in the bid to recruit disadvantaged children to university.
- backer: Few working class women would find the millionaire backers to pay their legal bills.
Noun used with modifier
- dot.com: Probably the dot.com millionaires or just those with absolute discerning taste or a need to be indulged by those who have.
- multi: A regular guy who just happens to be a multi millionaire movie star.
- oil: Texas oil millionaires also fought hard to maintain its tax concessions.
Possessives
- playground: The little kingdom is an Erewhon - a combination of a millionaire's garden playground, an economist's paradise, and Nirvana.
- daughter: His investigation of a lawyer boyfriend of a millionaire's daughter may be placing his own life in jeopardy.
Preposition: from
- pauper: It is this fact that has created millionaires from paupers.
I wish there was a formula. I'd be billionaire instead of a millionaire.
I am a Millionaire. That is my religion.
Who wants to be a millionaire? And go to ev'ry swell affair?
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