tycoon
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- noun
- /taɪˈkuːn/
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magnate
- Rich as God, too, the dad is some sort of Wall Street tycoon.
And I do that by signing using the name C Montgomery Burns, the aging tycoon from The Simpsons.
- And I do that by signing using the name C Montgomery Burns, the aging tycoon from The Simpsons.
- You better make the right decisions that'll make you the next business tycoon.
- The rumour was that five of the largest buyers were the family offices of five of the largest tycoons in India.
- I mean, I can't tell you how many billionaires and celebrity tycoons that I've worked with, their father or their mother never told them they were any good.
- And if you're a, if you're a tycoon, it's the making of the money.
- So you, you a young, young tycoon in the game Pimp ham real strong.
Examples
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That does relate to the Trump business tycoon that we have seen in the past.
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After JFK's death, she married shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis to the shock of the entire nation.
Blog text (9) -
German software tycoon found dead.
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Our little real estate tycoon, huh?
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Something where a tycoon buys a lousy team and takes it to the top.
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We're doing a profile piece of all the new tycoons.
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During the late 1990s, a handful of tycoons had seemed to dominate Russian politics.
Academic text (2002) -
The longtime senator still has the wealth he inherited from oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller.
Blog text (5) -
The rumour was that five of the largest buyers were the family offices of five of the largest tycoons in India.
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Zhang Guangda, a prominent Chinese tycoon, is known for his successful investments in technology.
Synonyms
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6.6
A rich and powerful person in business
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3.0
A person who is rich and powerful in business
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6.1
A very rich and powerful person who controls a large business or industry
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7.9
A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large businesses
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8.8
A person with power and influence because they are very rich
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A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large companies
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Etymology
The word tycoon comes from the Japanese title taikun, which meant 'great lord' or 'big ruler' and was used for a powerful leader. English speakers later used it for very powerful people in business, so today a tycoon is a very rich and powerful 'big boss'.