-aire

suffix

One whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency.

OriginFrench millionnaire →
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Meanings

suffix-aire (noun-forming suffix, plural -aires)

plural -aires

  1. excessivesometimesOne whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency.

Origin

  1. Frenchmillionnaire
  2. English-aire

Rebracketing of millionaire, which was, in turn, borrowed from French millionnaire.

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Translations

French -aire
  • -aireone whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency
German -är
  • -ärone whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency
Greek -ούχος
  • -ούχος (-oúchos)one whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency
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APA

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MLA

“-aire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-aire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-aire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-aire.

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