magnate

Intermediatezipf 3.04

Pronunciation

/ˈmæɡneɪt/(MAG-nayt)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

大亨；巨头（某行业的有权势的人）

Definition

A wealthy and influential person, especially in business or industry.

Word family

  • (no major derivatives)

Collocations

  • media magnate
  • business magnate
  • oil magnate
  • real estate magnate

Examples

  1. 1.The media magnate owns newspapers in twelve countries. (powerful business figure)
  2. 2.Elon Musk is one of the most well-known tech magnates of our era. (industry leader)

Synonyms

  • tycoon/taɪˈkuːn/— powerful businessperson
  • mogul/ˈməʊɡl/— influential figure, especially media
  • baron/ˈbærən/— powerful person in an industry

Etymology

from Latin "magnatus" — magnus (great) — a great, powerful person