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magnate

noun

ˈmag-ˌnāt How to pronounce magnate (audio)
Definition of magnatenext
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 These are seven complex mathematical challenges that the Clay Mathematics Institute, founded by American mutual fund magnate Landon Clay, selected in the year 2000, offering a $1 million prize for the first correct solution to each problem. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 In May 2012, Petter Olsen, a Norwegian shipping magnate, hired Sotheby’s, in London, to sell the 1895 version of The Scream. — William D. Cohan, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 This Gulf Coast city is Florida’s arts capital, with a cultural compound that grew from the fortunes of circus magnate John Ringling. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 In Pravda, Hopkins plays a reptilian-like newspaper magnate modeled by playwrights David Hare and Howard Brenton on Rupert Murdoch. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for magnate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
  1. tycoon
  2. baron
  3. king
Noun
  • Two notable examples are the East India Company and the US transcontinental railroad, and the various tycoons who built it.
    — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Two of the most impressive and imposing estates on the island, Whitehall and The Breakers, were developed by Flagler—the railroad tycoon who stitched Florida together with train tracks in the late 19th century.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of tycoon
Noun
  • So far, though, there’s little sign of job displacement on the scale that the two tech barons predicted.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The camp, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this summer, was built on land formerly owned by Isaac Staples, a prominent 19th-century Stillwater lumber baron and industrialist.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of baron
Noun
  • In the resort-view rooms, which start at an ample 535 square feet, the king bed is the focal point, topped with oversized white pillows and crisp white linens imprinted with monarch butterflies, a nod to the area’s colorful inhabitants.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The king arbitrarily gives up his power and divides his kingdom among his children.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of king

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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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