: 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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The lawyers of President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch have agreed to pause an effort to force the 94-year-old media magnate to testify before a federal court in the president’s defamation case against the Wall Street Journal’s reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The moves reflect Trump’s aggressiveness toward media who displease him — even a media magnate, Rupert Murdoch, with outlets that have been friendly to him in the past.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 July 2025
What the men were convicted of A federal jury in November 2023 convicted Texas auto magnate Maund and supposed hired hands Carey and Brockway of murder-for-hire.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Trump’s ties to one crypto magnate in particular may raise similar emoluments concerns, according to Accountable.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
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Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The moves reflect Trump’s aggressiveness toward media who displease him — even a media magnate, Rupert Murdoch, with outlets that have been friendly to him in the past.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 July 2025
What the men were convicted of A federal jury in November 2023 convicted Texas auto magnate Maund and supposed hired hands Carey and Brockway of murder-for-hire.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Trump’s ties to one crypto magnate in particular may raise similar emoluments concerns, according to Accountable.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnate. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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