"optionaire" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2001 May 1, Daniel Kadlec, “Options At Work”, in Time:",
          "text": "Don't you just get sick thinking about all those Silicon Valley optionaires who lost much of their fortune in the tech meltdown?",
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        "A person whose wealth consists of or was made through stock options."
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          "text": "A new word, \"optionaires,\" makes this distinction. Optionaires are defined as people who grew up in the affluent society — that is, the upper third of the nation — and have options in life and privileges in society as a result of their upbringing.",
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