: 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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Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Tulsa King's third season found Dwight feuding with a vicious liquor magnate over a distillery.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
The apple cider guru later became a billionaire mining magnate notorious for labor and environmental abuses.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The magazine magnate’s daughter, Leslie Bonham Carter, flew in from London for Monday’s announcement.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnate. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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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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