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millionaire
A person who owns assets worth one million or more units of a currency (e.g. euros or dollars).
Durch den Verkauf seiner Firma wurde er über Nacht zum Millionär.
By selling his company, he became a millionaire overnight.
The word derives from 'die Million' (million). The ending '-är' comes from French and often refers to a person who is connected with something.
Er träumt davon, eines Tages Millionär zu sein.
He dreams of being a millionaire one day.
The word 'Millionär' (millionaire) is part of a clear word family. People with even greater wealth are formed according to the same pattern: 'Multimillionär' (multimillionaire) and 'Milliardär' (billionaire).
Der Unternehmer ist heute nicht nur Millionär, sondern sogar Milliardär.
Today the entrepreneur is not only a millionaire, but even a billionaire.
A very common expression is 'zum Millionär werden' (to become a millionaire). It describes the process of becoming rich and uses the preposition 'zu' with the dative.
Mit seiner App-Idee ist er fast über Nacht zum Millionär geworden.
With his app idea, he became a millionaire almost overnight.
