billionaire
Thousand times millionaire
A billionaire is a person whose wealth amounts to at least one billion dollars, euros, or other major currency unit.
The term emerged in the twentieth century as fortunes grew beyond the millionaire threshold.
Billionaires often appear in discussions of inequality, philanthropy, and political influence: Tech billionaires have reshaped how we communicate.
The word sometimes carries connotations of excess or detachment from ordinary life.
Large pleasure vessel
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- mansionLarge, stately home
- LamborghiniItalian luxury automaker
- RolexSwiss luxury watchmaker
caviar · champagne · villa · designer · jewelry · gourmet · chauffeur · butler
Superior select group
- plutocratRuler through wealth
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
socialite · jet-setter · celebrity · VIP · notable · dignitary · power-broker · establishment
Domain under unified control
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- magnateWealthy business leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- baronLow-ranking peer
industrialist · entrepreneur · founder · CEO · executive · innovator · pioneer · visionary
Wealth or destiny
- assetsOwned items of value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
- holdingsProperty one owns
equity · riches · inheritance · portfolio · endowment · prosperity · abundance · finances
Power to affect others
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- controlAuthority to direct
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
donations · policy · think-tank · legislation · connections · networking · gatekeeping · patronage
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- mansionLarge, stately home
- LamborghiniItalian luxury automaker
Rolex · caviar · champagne · villa · designer · jewelry · gourmet · chauffeur · butler · helicopter
elite
Superior select group
- plutocratRuler through wealth
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
aristocracy · socialite · jet-setter · celebrity · VIP · notable · dignitary · power-broker · establishment · gala
empire
Domain under unified control
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- magnateWealthy business leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
baron · industrialist · entrepreneur · founder · CEO · executive · innovator · pioneer · visionary · monopolist
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- assetsOwned items of value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
holdings · equity · riches · inheritance · portfolio · endowment · prosperity · abundance · finances · revenue
influence
Power to affect others
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- controlAuthority to direct
lobbying · donations · policy · think-tank · legislation · connections · networking · gatekeeping · patronage · endorsement
- business mogulstycoon, mogul, magnate, titan, industrialist
- Business Titanstycoon, mogul, magnate, industrialist, CEO
- Businesspeopleentrepreneur, executive, CEO, businesswoman, founder
- fat catstycoon, mogul, magnate, plutocrat, oligarch
- public figurespolitician, celebrity, activist, journalist, pundit
- wealth statuspoor, rich, wealthy, affluent, middle-class
billionairepauper
Person in extreme poverty
beggar · homeless person · destitute · bankrupt · indigent
- billionaire romanceFiction where wealth meets desire
- Texas billionaireUltra-rich Lone Star resident