thousandaire

English

Etymology

Modeled on existing words such as millionaire using thousand.

Noun

thousandaire (plural thousandaires)

  1. (humorous) Somebody whose wealth is greater than one thousand dollars, or the local currency.
    • 2009 March 13, Clyde Haberman, “The Rich: Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them”, in New York Times‎:
      “Obviously, no tears will be shed for the fact that billionaires have gone down in their net worth,” Steve Forbes, the magazine’s editor in chief, told a gathering of thousandaires, more commonly known as journalists.
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