tycoon

noun

ty·​coon tī-ˈkün 

1

a

: a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate

b

: a top leader (as in politics)

2

: shogun

Synonyms of tycoon

• magnate

Examples of tycoon in a Sentence

an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county

Recent Examples on the Web

For this is the fate of technology tycoons down through history. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Two notable examples are the East India Company and the US transcontinental railroad, and the various tycoons who built it. — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The Standard Oil tycoon employed Carrère and Hastings, the firm famed for its design of The New York Public Library, to realize this 75-room, neoclassical Beaux-Arts mansion. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Yet that has never stopped a litigious tycoon — especially these days — from going after a media outlet to make a point or extract some concession. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Japanese taikun

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for tycoon

• attune
• baboon
• balloon
• bassoon
• buffoon
• cartoon
• cocoon
• festoon
• gaboon
• harpoon
• immune
• impugn

Kids Definition

tycoon

noun

ty·​coon tī-ˈkün 

: a very wealthy and powerful business person

Etymology

Japanese taikun "shogun"