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taipanMain Entry: 1tai·pan Pronunciation: \ˈtī-ˌpan, ˈtī-ˈpän\ Function: noun Etymology: Chinese (Guangdong) daaih-bāan, from daaih big + bāan class Date: 1834 : a powerful businessman and especially formerly a foreigner living and operating in Hong Kong or China 
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