tycoon

noun

ty·​coon tī-ˈkün How to pronounce tycoon (audio)
1
a
: a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
b
: a top leader (as in politics)
2
: shogun

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 The plot is your standard B-movie fare, as scheming real estate tycoon Ben Brandt (Billy Magnussen) sends a horde of goons after Dalton, eager to acquire Frankie’s valuable beachside location. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024 Other major co-hosts include a former Trump campaign finance chair, Todd Ricketts, and energy mogul Harold Hamm, aerospace executive Robert Bigelow, hedge fund manager Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer and casino tycoon Phil Ruffin, the invitation shows. Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024 The law was used to prosecute many leading activists, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai and former student leaders like Joshua Wong and Lester Shum. Kanis Leung, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2024 Gad Saad, who shares the tycoon’s politics and regularly interacts with him, was one of many that leapt to Musk’s aid. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024 Philippine fast food-to-property tycoon Edgar Sia II has a grand ambition. Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 And since best often meant biggest, the result was the invention, some decades ago now, of the super-chalet—an Alpine escape with all the gusto of an oil tycoon’s Dallas manor but done up in knotty pine. Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024 The branding agreements penned under Branson’s empire have proved to be a boon for the tycoon in previous acquisitions. Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 11 Mar. 2024 Tech tycoons Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are also selling shares in their companies this year. Laura Bratton, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Japanese taikun

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tycoon was in 1857

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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

tycoon

noun
ty·​coon tī-ˈkün How to pronounce tycoon (audio)
: a very wealthy and powerful business person
Etymology

Japanese taikun "shogun"

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