MILLIONAIRE


Meaning of MILLIONAIRE in English

/ ˌmɪljəˈneə(r); NAmE -ˈner/ noun

a person who has a million pounds, dollars, etc.; a very rich person :

an oil millionaire

She's a millionaire several times over.

a millionaire businessman

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French millionnaire , from million , probably from Italian milione , from mille thousand.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.