miliardario
/mi.ljarˈda.rjo/masculine
The Italian word for billionaire is miliardario.
miliardario is a noun used to describe an individual whose wealth exceeds one billion (10⁹).
Meaning: wealth exceeding one billion (10<sup>9</sup>) (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is derived from miliardo (billion) and the suffix -ario, which denotes a person associated with a specific thing or amount.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine singular form is miliardario. To refer to a female billionaire, use the feminine form miliardaria. For the plural form, use miliardari to refer to a group of male billionaires or a mixed-gender group.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 4 syllables, with the stress on the 3rd syllable: /mi.ljarˈda.rjo/.
Did you know?
- While miliardario describes the wealth, an Italian might use the word riccone to describe a billionaire in a mocking or derogatory way.
- The word miliardo was created to avoid the confusion of bilione, which in traditional Italian mathematics referred to a much larger number.
- If an Italian says someone is strapieno di soldi, they are using a colorful idiom meaning 'bursting with money' to describe a miliardario.
Examples in context
- Tom è un miliardario.Tom is a billionaire.This sentence is useful for identifying someone as a billionaire.Tatoeba #2037677 by Guybrush88, translation #1868241 by CK
- Di fatto, è un miliardario.In fact, he's a billionaire.This sentence is useful for emphasizing that someone is a billionaire.Tatoeba #2037679 by Guybrush88, translation #265062 by AlanF_US
- Immaginati come un miliardario.Imagine yourself as a billionaire.This sentence is useful for telling someone to imagine themselves as a billionaire.Tatoeba #2037678 by Guybrush88, translation #264554 by AlanF_US
- Il signor Rossi è un miliardario di successo.Mr. Rossi is a successful billionaire.
- L'economia globale è dominata da persone miliardarie.The global economy is dominated by billionaire people.
- La città è abitata da molti miliardari.The city is inhabited by many billionaires.
- Giovanni vuole diventare un miliardario famoso in tutto il mondo.Giovanni wants to become a famous billionaire around the world.
- La nuova startup ha attirato l'attenzione di molti investitori miliardari.The new startup has caught the attention of many billionaire investors.
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Example conversation
Sofia and Francesco are discussing a news report about a business tycoon.
- SofiaQuel miliardario ha costruito un impero.That billionaire built an empire.
- FrancescoÈ incredibile come sia diventato così ricco.It is incredible how he became so rich.
- SofiaVuoi davvero essere un miliardario?Do you really want to be a billionaire?
- FrancescoSì, ma con molta più libertà.Yes, but with much more freedom.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “billionaire” translations and entries miliardario, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
