magnate

noun

ˈmag-ˌnāt How to pronounce magnate (audio)
Definition of magnatenext
as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call

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Recent Examples of magnate The battle over Zappos founder and former CEO Tony Hsieh’s fortune has taken a forensic turn after the shoe magnate’s death in a Connecticut house fire. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 The 78-year-old Lai, a former clothing magnate and publisher of a Hong Kong tabloid critical of Beijing, received a 20-year sentence in February. — Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 Power goes to the head of a newspaper magnate (Welles) who uses his media empire to build himself into a political contender, while a reporter (William Alland) is left piecing together the puzzle of the mogul's complicated legacy. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for magnate
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  1. tycoon
  2. baron
  3. king
Noun
  • The intensely private Korean shipping tycoon rocked the tanker industry early this year as his Sinokor Group embarked on an unprecedented buying spree.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • The 58-year-old construction tycoon renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017, Ukrainian media reported, and has been a citizen of Cyprus since 2019.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of tycoon
Noun
  • This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 June 2026
Definition of baron
Noun
  • The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The Goodnight Suite is the crème de la crème of the property spanning almost 2,000 square feet and featuring a living room, dining room, and a bedroom with a king size bed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Definition of king

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