| Title | Billionaire |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology billionaire 1861, Amer.Eng., from billion on model of millionaire. The first in the U.S. likely was John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), some time after World War I. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 billionaire bil·lion·aire / 7biljE5neE(r); NAmE -5ner / noun an extremely rich person, who has at least a thousand million pounds, dollars, etc. in money or property 巨富；亿万富翁 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged bil·lion·aire \ˌbilyəˈna(a)(ə)r, ˌbiy-, -ne(ə)r, -na(a)ə, -neə, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) Etymology: billion + -aire (as in millionaire) : one whose wealth is about a billion dollars or other monetary units |
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