ultramiliardario

ultra-billionaire

noun ool-trah-mee-lyahr-DAH-ryoh Rare

Origin: From ultra- (beyond) + miliardario (billionaire), from miliardo (billion), French milliard.

Also means

multi-billionaire

Usage Note

Ultramiliardario is a compound noun/adjective used in Italian journalism and political discourse to describe individuals whose wealth vastly exceeds a single billion. It can function as both noun (gli ultramiliardari controllano troppo) and adjective (un imprenditore ultramiliardario). The feminine form is ultramiliardaria, plural ultramiliardari/e.

Examples

"Quella lista include solo ultramiliardari globali."

Natural Translation

That list includes only global ultra-billionaires.

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