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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Recent Examples of tycoon
The host of the massacre is the powerful tycoon Chester Danforth (filmmaker David Cronenberg), a hotel and casino impresario, who entrusts the actual event planning to his adult children, twins Ursula and Titus (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy).
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Unlike Hanks’s on-screen bookstore tycoon, Daunt promises that Barnes & Noble’s expansion will not put it in conflict with its independent rivals; that the pie of book readers and book buyers can grow.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
The story centers on the daughter of a water tycoon who joins forces with a township gangster to challenge the powerful system that divides their society.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
But Dubai billionaire and business tycoon Khalaf Al Habtoor offered a glimpse of the sentiment in the Gulf in a response to Graham’s comments.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Unlike Hanks’s on-screen bookstore tycoon, Daunt promises that Barnes & Noble’s expansion will not put it in conflict with its independent rivals; that the pie of book readers and book buyers can grow.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
The story centers on the daughter of a water tycoon who joins forces with a township gangster to challenge the powerful system that divides their society.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
But Dubai billionaire and business tycoon Khalaf Al Habtoor offered a glimpse of the sentiment in the Gulf in a response to Graham’s comments.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tycoon
magnate
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Ruperti, who arrived at the meeting with a security detail, is a Venezuelan Italian shipping magnate who trades in petroleum coke.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The dining magnate is opening up a multi-level dining spot in Midtown called 550 Madison, with the folks at Rockwell Group helming the design.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tycoon. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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