"Dellionaire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dellionaires [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Dell + millionaire. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Dell|millionaire}} Blend of Dell + millionaire Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dellionaire (plural Dellionaires)
  1. (informal) Someone who became wealthy by buying stock in the computer company Dell. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Dellionaire-en-noun-dd6quTqj Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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