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

Cruise plays an oil tycoon who is faced with the end of the world after one of his rigs in Antartica malfunctions and sends ice caps hurtling towards Europe. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Commissioned by an oil tycoon in the 1920s, the sprawling Tudor-style estate spans 16 acres of formal English gardens, but this week, all the floral arrangements worth noting were inside the Great Hall. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026

Over those decades, tycoons have leveraged their fortunes to shape the state with their railroads, mines, newspapers, oil businesses and ranching and agriculture. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector will be back as the ambitious social climber Bertha Russell and her railroad tycoon husband George Russell, though their relationship hit some rough waters in Season 3. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Oct. 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"