tenthousandaire

English

Etymology

From ten thousand +‎ -aire.

Noun

tenthousandaire (plural not attested)

1. A person whose net worth is at or greater than ten thousand units of the local currency.
   • 1917, Implement & Tractor, page 34:

     Statistics tells us that the average farmer is a “tenthousandaire.”

   • 2000 September 16, jim andrews, “Re: Bored - Yer Top Five Singles!”, in ok.general (Usenet), message-ID <MPG.142d576818c30e9498a38e@tx.news.verio.net>:

     Dude, YOU could buy Oklahoma, and you're just a multi-tenthousandaire.

   • 2001 March 3, Jefferson Glapski, “Re: Huge 80s deficits - why did they happen?”, in alt.politics (Usenet), message-ID <bx1o6.9885$c7.2972919@news3.rdc1.on.home.com>:

     And, it should be fairly obvious that the higher interest rates are, the higher the debt is - and that this is simply the result of the central bank not creating as much money as before. It is hardly a slamdunk as our resident casanova economist/tenthousandaire suggests that lower debt leads to lower interest rates.

   • 2001 June 4, M1A1_Hokie, “Re: $4 GARBAGECHAT FOR AUTINITES”, in rec.sport.football.college (Usenet), message-ID <MPG.158545a47b3efbc989a83@news.qwest.net>:

     Good thing for Dahmus he's a tenthousandaire..

   • 2002 April 12, Trevor Zion Bauknight, “Re: serious question for alchoholics”, in rec.sport.football.college (Usenet), message-ID <trev-3CF789.01252412042002@news-server.carolina.rr.com>:

     > What is the best method to prepare a really great margarita? / 1) decent tequila...don't waste the really good stuff, though. / 2) equal sour mix / 3) lots of triple sec, or Cointreau if you're a multi-tenthousandaire

   • 2006 April 23, Laurie S., “Re: I wanna know”, in talk.rape (Usenet), message-ID <njdn42dghgioknts3kslv7not1mneuhvaf@4ax.com>:

     I have that same failure to become a millionaire. It seems to be an epidemic. I would be satisfied to become a tenthousandaire.