as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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Recent Examples of magnate
The only problem is that the business magnate hates him — and for good reason.
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Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
In Season Two, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The center’s board, now loaded with loyalists such as Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham, of Fox News, made the grave decision at the Palm Beach manse of the casino magnate Steve Wynn, whose wife, Andrea, sits on the board.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Hotel magnate Stephen Cloobeck suspended his own gubernatorial campaign and immediately endorsed Swalwell.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
In Season Two, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The center’s board, now loaded with loyalists such as Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham, of Fox News, made the grave decision at the Palm Beach manse of the casino magnate Steve Wynn, whose wife, Andrea, sits on the board.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Hotel magnate Stephen Cloobeck suspended his own gubernatorial campaign and immediately endorsed Swalwell.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
Noun
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Amidst all those tech tycoons, luxury’s biggest name sits at seventh in the billionaire rankings.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2025
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Former Russian banking tycoon Oleg Tinkov says a single Instagram post condemning the war in Ukraine cost him nearly $9 billion, after he was forced to sell his stake in his bank for a fraction of its real value.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Dec. 2025
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Its story reminded me of Carlos Fitzcarrald, the rubber baron who had a boat hauled over a mountain, from one river to another, in the 1890s.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Grok Imagine offers a Black Mirror-esque window into how AI can be leveraged for harm, and yet, as so often feels the case, never-out-the-news tech baron Musk powers on stronger than ever.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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For centuries, the kings and queens of the Netherlands have been buried in the church, beginning with William of Orange in 1584.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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