tycoon

noun

ty·coon tī-ˈkün

Synonyms of tycoon next

: a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate

: a top leader (as in politics)

: shogun

Examples of tycoon in a Sentence

an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county

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Horizons Ventures, the firm of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, invested in a recent $27 million round for Owlstone Medical, which is developing a breathalyzer to diagnose diseases. —

Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025 Adeeb oversaw a vast system of bribery and kickbacks that has implicated local business tycoons, international businesspeople and other senior politicians…. —

Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025 What to Know Former cricket star Khan and his wife were convicted of accepting land from real estate tycoon Malik Riaz in exchange for laundering $240 million. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 American tycoons, including Musk, could become Xi’s targets. —

Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tycoon