Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megamillionaire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: megamil-lion-aire
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has many times more than one million units of the local currency, but who is not a billionaire.

Example Sentences

"Justin Dart, the megamillionaire plastics king, a financial backer of Ronald Reagan, once observed that "a dialogue with politicians is a fine thing, but with a little money, they hear you better.""
"Fourteen months ago, the threadbare journal on Milwaukee Avenue was taken over by a Silicon Valley megamillionaire with a social conscience who vowed to put In These Times on the map."

Etymology

From mega- + millionaire or megamillion + -aire.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mega
Suffix: megamillion

Inflected Forms

megamillionaires (plural)

Derived Forms

megamillionairess

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does megamillionaire mean?: A person who has many times more than one million units of the local currency, but who is not a billionaire.
Where does megamillionaire come from?: From mega- + millionaire or megamillion + -aire.

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