: a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
a railroad magnate
Examples of magnate in a Sentence
a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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In Season Two, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The center’s board, now loaded with loyalists such as Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham, of Fox News, made the grave decision at the Palm Beach manse of the casino magnate Steve Wynn, whose wife, Andrea, sits on the board.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Hotel magnate Stephen Cloobeck suspended his own gubernatorial campaign and immediately endorsed Swalwell.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
At the time, it was claimed that the ship – then called Adisa – was controlled by Russian oil magnate Viktor Artemov and was engaged in an oil smuggling network.
—Francisco J. Monaldi, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The center’s board, now loaded with loyalists such as Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham, of Fox News, made the grave decision at the Palm Beach manse of the casino magnate Steve Wynn, whose wife, Andrea, sits on the board.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Hotel magnate Stephen Cloobeck suspended his own gubernatorial campaign and immediately endorsed Swalwell.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
At the time, it was claimed that the ship – then called Adisa – was controlled by Russian oil magnate Viktor Artemov and was engaged in an oil smuggling network.
—Francisco J. Monaldi, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magnate
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnate. Accessed 26 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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