: a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
a railroad magnate
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a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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The lot was originally part of the San Francisco Bay tideland and one of three parcels — 610, 650 and 700 Grand St. — owned by wealthy fruit-processing magnate Arthur Cleveland Oppenheimer.
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David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, 93, has married for the fifth time, his corporation, News Corp, confirmed Sunday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 June 2024
Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis, embracing her daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and her new husband, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, in Greece, Oct. 21, 1968.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 19 May 2024
While previous seasons were buoyed by nine-figure collections from the likes of the real estate magnate Harry Macklowe and his former wife, Linda Macklowe, and the patron Emily Fisher Landau, this year’s auctions were put together piecemeal.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
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David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, 93, has married for the fifth time, his corporation, News Corp, confirmed Sunday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 June 2024
Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis, embracing her daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and her new husband, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, in Greece, Oct. 21, 1968.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 19 May 2024
While previous seasons were buoyed by nine-figure collections from the likes of the real estate magnate Harry Macklowe and his former wife, Linda Macklowe, and the patron Emily Fisher Landau, this year’s auctions were put together piecemeal.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnate. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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magnate
noun
mag·nate
ˈmag-ˌnāt 
-nət
: a person of rank, power, or influence (as in an industry)
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