millionaire
noun
mil·lion·aire
ˌmi(l)-yə-ˈner 
ˈmi(l)-yə-ˌner
: a person whose wealth is estimated at a million or more (as of dollars or pounds)
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How will the billionaire singer and millionaire football star divide their assets?
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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.
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Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
That puts her in the club of four other millionaire authors on the bench – Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The young millionaires continued successfully appealing to tweens and teens, many of whom grew up watching the Olsens, and managed to turn their company into a billion-dollar empire, all while attending college at New York University.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
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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
That puts her in the club of four other millionaire authors on the bench – Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The young millionaires continued successfully appealing to tweens and teens, many of whom grew up watching the Olsens, and managed to turn their company into a billion-dollar empire, all while attending college at New York University.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for millionaire
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“Millionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millionaire. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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millionaire
noun
mil·lion·aire
ˌmil-yə-ˈna(ə)r
-ˈne(ə)r,
ˈmil-yə-ˌna(ə)r,
-ˌne(ə)r
: one whose wealth is estimated at a million or more (as of dollars)
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