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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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.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
The most important visitor to the cyclorama was railroad tycoon Jay Gould, who came to town on April 11 to see his business holdings.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Dec. 2025
This is true for plumbing installation, and also for late 19th-century farmers looking to protect themselves from a nefarious oil tycoon (Peter Sarsgaard).
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Two other sharks, Nirav Tolia, the co-founder of Nextdoor, and Kevin O’Leary, a software tycoon, were convinced.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
The most important visitor to the cyclorama was railroad tycoon Jay Gould, who came to town on April 11 to see his business holdings.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Dec. 2025
This is true for plumbing installation, and also for late 19th-century farmers looking to protect themselves from a nefarious oil tycoon (Peter Sarsgaard).
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Two other sharks, Nirav Tolia, the co-founder of Nextdoor, and Kevin O’Leary, a software tycoon, were convinced.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tycoon
magnate
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Singer island is so named after Paris Singer, a descendant of the Singer Sewing Machine magnate, who began developing the Palm Beach coastline into a national luxury destination in the 1920s.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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O’Leary isn’t the only nonprofessional in Marty Supreme’s sprawling cast, which includes rapper Tyler the Creator, real-life table-tennis champion Koto Kawaguchi, filmmaker Abel Ferrara, and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tycoon. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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