zillionaire en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English zillion Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French million French million Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French millionnairebor. English millionaire English -aire English zillionaire From zillion + -aire.
Meanings
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(humorous, slang) An incredibly rich person.
“Just dropping some friends off at the pool,” the 50-year-old zillionaire informed his 66 million Twitter followers on the evening of Nov. 29, having previously advised that at least half his tweets were “made on a porcelain throne.”
2021 December 13, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2021:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| zillionaires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
HNWI · fat cat · squillionaire · rich person · gazillionaire · moneybags · bazillionaire · capitalist · bajillionaire · affluent