Definition of magnate
:a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
- a railroad magnate
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Examples of magnate in a Sentence
a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
Recent Examples of magnate from the Web
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West Coast Ferrari distributor and casino magnate Bill Harrah reportedly hated the new 365 Berlinetta Boxer Enzo sent him.
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They were hand-painted in the 1920s and came from a steel magnate's estate.
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In particular, the parks laid out by 18th-century European magnates often fit these criteria.
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Just ask Arnold Schwarzenegger, who became governor of California in 2003 after defeating a field of candidates that included a pre-HuffPost Arianna Huffington, porn star Mary Carey, and porn magnate Larry Flynt.
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The property, which is primarily used for the occasional photo shoot and film set, was once a summer and weekend home to William Boyce Thompson—an engineering and finance magnate.
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Built in 1888, the Hotel Del Coronado has had multiple owners over the years, from sugar magnate John Spreckels during much of the first half of the 20th century to M. Larry Lawrence, responsible for a sizable expansion of the hotel rooms.
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His taste for luxury travel has been funded by foreign leaders and a casino magnate.
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Enter Phil Cole, a lively sort who at various times in life was a congressional aide to former U.S. Rep. Earl Wilson of Bedford, PR man for Nevada casino magnate Bill Harrah and notorious IndyCar bad boy Salt Walther and a writer of cookbooks.
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Origin and Etymology of magnate
Middle English magnates, plural, from Late Latin, from Latin magnus
magnate Synonyms
Synonyms
baron, captain, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, lord, mogul, monarch, Napoleon, prince, tycoonRelated Words
big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, figure, heavy, heavyweight, honcho, kahuna, main man, mover and shaker, nabob, nawab, notable, personage, pooh-bah (also poo-bah), supremo [chiefly British], VIP; celebrity, personality, star, superstar; deity, demigod, godNear Antonyms
half-pint, lightweight, small-timer; inferior, subordinate, underling; nobody, nothing, zeroMAGNATE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of magnate for English Language Learners
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: a person who has great wealth and power in a particular business or industry
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