variants
also tsar
or tzar
as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of czar
White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that federal immigration officers deployed to assist airports could remain in place until TSA operations return to normal.
—
Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would remain at airports until TSA officers are able to resume normal operations, border czar Tom Homan said.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Border czar Tom Homan said TSA officers could be paid as early as Monday.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
White House border czar Tom Homan suggested Sunday that ICE agents deployed to airports may remain there even after Transportation Security Agency officers are paid this week.
—Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for czar
Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would remain at airports until TSA officers are able to resume normal operations, border czar Tom Homan said.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Border czar Tom Homan said TSA officers could be paid as early as Monday.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
White House border czar Tom Homan suggested Sunday that ICE agents deployed to airports may remain there even after Transportation Security Agency officers are paid this week.
—Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for czar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czar
Noun
-
During his tenure at Daqo New Energy, the Chinese manufacturing magnate landed in hot water with the federal government multiple times over his links to the Chinese Communist Party’s repression of religious and ethnic minorities.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
-
Designed by architect Andreas Kriezis—who also transformed King Otto’s former palace into the Greek Parliament building on nearby Syntagma Square—it was commissioned by Dimitrios Kallimasiotis, a shipping magnate and politician, as his residence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Then another message landed in their inboxes, this one from a local tycoon’s philanthropic organization.—
Diana Li,
Bloomberg,
24 Apr. 2026
-
More Midwest Castle Experiences Missouri’s popular Ha Ha Tonka State Park holds the ruins of a business tycoon’s dream castle.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Eventually, Ding moves his bishop to a square where it can be trapped, and the game is over; Gukesh is the youngest outright world champion in history, the game’s new king.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
-
Like 250 years The king has the serendipitous timing of arriving as the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
