oil tycoon
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- noun
- /ɔɪl taɪˈkuːn/
:
magnate del petróleo
- Due to his immense wealth, the oil tycoon frequently attends high-profile charity events.
Examples
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You're a Texas oil tycoon guy.
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The longtime senator still has the wealth he inherited from oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller.
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I also read somewhere that a lot of the oil tycoons dress and live so normally you wouldn't be able to tell they have money flowing out of their ears.
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Smith won Playmate of the Year and married 89-year-old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall.
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Daddy was an oil tycoon, a Hearst type, built a Xanadu to match, then died hunting quail.
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The oil tycoon built his fortune by investing in innovative drilling technology.
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After years of hard work, she became an influential oil tycoon in the global market.
Synonyms
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5.5
A very rich and powerful person who owns or controls big companies
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8.4
A very rich and powerful person who owns or controls much of a country's oil industry
How Powerful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a wealthy and powerful person who owns or controls significant businesses in the oil industry' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'oil' (the industry/product) with 'tycoon' (an influential, wealthy person). The noun+noun pattern signaling a person prominent in a specific industry is common and predictable across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Oil tycoon paints a simple image: oil, the black fuel, and tycoon, a word for 'a very rich and powerful person', so imagine someone sitting on barrels of oil or owning many oil rigs. That's why oil tycoon means 'a wealthy and powerful person who owns or controls big oil businesses'.