as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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 prince
Trump was asked by a reporter last week about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince, by police in the United Kingdom on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
—
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Tracking the resignations, firings and investigations The release of millions of files related to investigations into Epstein is causing shockwaves around the globe, including the arrest of a former British prince.
—Camille Behnke, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
After Baelor’s funeral, Maekar asks Dunk to serve under him and take his son Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) as his squire, but Dunk says he’s done with princes after all this.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Initially, Dunk doesn’t treat the boy as a prince but as a young inexperienced squire.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for prince
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Tracking the resignations, firings and investigations The release of millions of files related to investigations into Epstein is causing shockwaves around the globe, including the arrest of a former British prince.
—Camille Behnke, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
After Baelor’s funeral, Maekar asks Dunk to serve under him and take his son Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) as his squire, but Dunk says he’s done with princes after all this.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Initially, Dunk doesn’t treat the boy as a prince but as a young inexperienced squire.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for prince
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prince
Noun
-
An appellate court in Hong Kong reversed fraud convictions against former media tycoon Jimmy Lai.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
-
The fact that Yasmin’s father was a publishing tycoon and died on a boat called the Lady Yasmin, all of these things are [part of it].—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Atlassian Central, Australia Sustainability is essential to the climate, and construction magnates are already taking note.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
-
Birmingham's Thomas Rainwater, the casino magnate and Broken Rock Reservation boss, will also feature heavily on Marshals alongside Mo (Mo Brings Plenty), his lethal right hand.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Rather than focusing on the shiny diversions of loud spectacles, Americans might take a few moments this year to explore the parallels between our current condition and the detailed indictment of particulars that Thomas Jefferson laid out against the king of England in 1776.—
Edwin C. Yohnka,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
-
Gadget is a berry-forward sour brewed by the king of sour beers in the heart of hipster heaven.—
Rasputin Todd,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
In many cases, drug lords, murderers all over our country.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
-
Britain’s King George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor in 1917, and initiated legislation to strike out the titles of princes and lords who had backed the Germans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
As Dudayev spoke on a handheld satellite phone with the Moroccan monarch, Russian aircraft waited beyond visual range.—
Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
-
As the regional crisis escalated last month, members of Congress tweeted fond personal reflections on various Gulf monarchs.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Turning to Yasmin, there are so many biographical parallels between her and Ghislaine Maxwell — their dads being publishing barons who had fatal accidents on their boats.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
-
As written, these bills strip away the remaining local input on large projects, leaving nothing in the way of the wealthy, land barons and non-Floridian developers.—
Katherine Sayler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Many at Sunday’s demonstration were draped in American, Israeli or Iranian flags, the latter emblazoned with a golden lion that represented the traditional banner abandoned when the Islamic Republic came to power.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
-
Bostonians celebrated Lunar New Year on Sunday during a traditional procession full of lion dancing, fireworks and offerings for good luck and prosperity during the year ahead.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Border czar Tom Homan announced earlier this month that the effort was ending.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
-
Kennedy is focusing on the administration’s new protein-forward food pyramid as opposed to vaccine talk, and border czar Tom Homan is at least as visible as Noem in immigration enforcement these days.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prince. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
