milliardaire

English

Etymology

From French milliardaire (“milliardaire, billionaire”). Equivalent to milliard +‎ -aire.

Noun

milliardaire (plural milliardaires)

  1. (rare) A billionaire; somebody whose wealth is greater than one milliard (109) dollars, or other currency.
    • 1934, B. Traven, The Death Ship: The Story of an American Sailor, London: Chatto & Windus, page 143:
      You can often read in the Sunday papers and magazines, and the speeches of successful men, that it is only by working extra hard without extra pay that a factory hand can show the ambition, energy, and drive that will make him a Managing Director or a milliardaire.

French

Etymology

From milliard +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.ljaʁ.dɛʁ/

Noun

milliardaire m or f by sense (plural milliardaires)

  1. billionaire

Descendants

  • → German: Milliardär
  • → Finnish: miljardööri
  • → Romanian: miliardar
  • → Russian: миллиарде́р (milliardér)
  • → Turkish: milyarder

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