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Started by Bābur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, the Muslim Mogul dynasty ruled much of India from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century. The Moguls (whose name is also spelled Moghul or Mughal) were known for their talented and powerful rulers, called "Great Moguls"; English speakers borrowed the word for other powerful persons, as in today's familiar references to "media moguls." Skiers might wonder if such power moguls have anything to do with the name they use for a bump in a ski run, but that hilly homonym is of Germanic origin and has nothing to do with Asian Mogul dynasties.
Examples of mogul in a Sentence
Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
In perpetrator countries, most people were passive witnesses, but there was also considerable participation by elites including artists, university professors, Catholic and Protestant clergy, media moguls, business leaders, and even physicians.
—Robert Williams, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
The beauty mogul recently dropped two new Pocket Blush shades in Date Cake (a warm red berry) and Plum (a cool purple berry), alongside a new Peptide Lip Tint in PBJ (a warm berry brown).
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
The government also plans to have the controversial mogul’s former employees testify against him, as well as introduce text messages and phone recordings as evidence of his misconduct.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mogul. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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mogul
1 of 2 noun
mogul
2 of 2 noun
Noun
Persian Mughul "mogul," from Mongolian mongγol "Mongol"
Noun
from German dialect
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