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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"), so it's no surprise that in English the word mogul came to denote a powerful person, 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 has nothing to do with Asian Mogul dynasties. We picked up the skier's mogul from German dialect, from a word that is probably related to the Viennese mugl, meaning "small hill."
Examples of mogul in a Sentence
Rivea Ruff, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
That includes an $8 million loan the banking and real estate mogul made to his campaign.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
On April 16, the SKIMS mogul, 43, took to Instagram with a mysterious photo dump photographed by her tween.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
The lyrical lambasting was not lost on one of Diddy’s chief hip-hop mogul antagonists, 50 Cent, who has been relentlessly trolling the former Revolt boss over his legal issues in his signature snarky social posts.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
Kylie Jenner wears many hats: reality star, makeup mogul, mother, and alcoholic seltzer purveyor among them.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
Former Trump Victory finance chair Todd Ricketts, energy mogul Harold Hamm, aerospace executive Robert Bigelow, hedge fund manager Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer and casino tycoon Phil Ruffin are also among the co-chairs, the invitation said.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Combs' father, Melvin Earl Combs, died in an ambush shooting when the future mogul was 3 years old.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
On April 8, the lifestyle mogul and animal lover, 82, announced the death of her pet cat, Empress Tang, in a heartfelt Instagram post.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mogul. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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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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