millionerd
English
editEtymology
editBlend of millionaire + nerd.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editmillionerd (plural millionerds)
- (slang) A wealthy nerd, especially one whose fortune was made in technology.
- 1998 July 20, Franklin Foer, “Time to re-evaluate the nerd and the nebbish: who's the bigger loser?”, in The Baltimore Sun:
- With their entry into new high-tech industries, many nerds suddenly became millionerds.
Quotations
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