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English

Etymology

From billion +? -aire.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?l.i.??n??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?l.j??n??/

Noun

billionaire (plural billionaires)

1. Somebody whose wealth is greater than one billion (10⁹) dollars, or other currency.

   Synonym: (rare) milliardaire

Derived terms

Related terms

• millionaire
• trillionaire

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (oligárkh?s).
Surface analysis: olig- (“few”) +? -arch (“ruler, leader”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?o?l?????k/, /??l?????k/

Noun

oligarch (plural oligarchs)

1. A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
2. (especially Russia, USA, Europe, or China) A very rich person, particularly with political power; a plutocrat.

   Synonyms: plutocrat, tycoonocrat

3. (cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.

Related terms

• oligarchal
• oligarchic
• oligarchical
• oligarchy

Translations

Further reading

• oligarch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ????????? (oligárkh?s). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?.li???rx/
• Hyphenation: oli?garch
• Rhymes: -?rx

Noun

oligarch m (plural oligarchen, diminutive oligarchje n)

1. An oligarch (member of an oligarchy). [from late 18th c.]
2. A plutocrat, an oligarch, especially in relation to the former Eastern Bloc. [from late 20th c.]

   Synonym: plutocraat

Related terms

• oligarchie
• oligarchisch