how to pronounce billionaire

/ˌbɪljəˈnɛɹ/

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billionaire is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of billionaire in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… according to billionaire investor jeremy …”

meanings of billionaire

noun:

Somebody whose wealth is greater than one billion (10^9) dollars, or other currency.

billionaire frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word billionaire occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.