: 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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The magazine magnate’s daughter, Leslie Bonham Carter, flew in from London for Monday’s announcement.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025
This was an era when great fortunes were made and lost, the era of magnates like Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jay Gould, which became known as the Gilded Age.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
His associate director, Hannah (Megan Haley), is the daughter of very successful dental-floss magnates but refuses to ask them to contribute.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
But a Miami bank did consider the magnate and his family risky.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025
This was an era when great fortunes were made and lost, the era of magnates like Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jay Gould, which became known as the Gilded Age.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
His associate director, Hannah (Megan Haley), is the daughter of very successful dental-floss magnates but refuses to ask them to contribute.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
But a Miami bank did consider the magnate and his family risky.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 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 20 Nov. 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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