as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Larry Hagman, who played ruthless oil tycoon J.R. Ewing, instantly welcomed her with his sense of humor.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
Innovation surged, but so did corruption and inequality as lax regulations enabled tycoons to accumulate extraordinary wealth.
—Valerie L. Myers, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
At the height of the Greek junta, Irma is murdered by her husband, a tycoon, on their private island.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
The debut comes after the tycoon—son of famed Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing—tried to take the company public in New York in 2021, which was abandoned after regulatory scrutiny.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
Innovation surged, but so did corruption and inequality as lax regulations enabled tycoons to accumulate extraordinary wealth.
—Valerie L. Myers, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
At the height of the Greek junta, Irma is murdered by her husband, a tycoon, on their private island.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
The debut comes after the tycoon—son of famed Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing—tried to take the company public in New York in 2021, which was abandoned after regulatory scrutiny.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tycoon
magnate
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Mimran, the son of billionaire sugar magnate Jean-Claude Mimran, had offered to serve as a third-party guarantor for an untitled ca.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 July 2025
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The residence was purchased in the 1970s for just $900,000 by the late radio concert promoter and radio station magnate Ken Roberts, who wound up relinquishing it to the financial services firm New Stream Capital in 2010 to settle a $27.5 million legal claim.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tycoon. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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