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
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 magnate
Its low-slung vault of a building, once residence to the coke-and-steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), has been undergoing a $220 million renovation and expansion, inside and out.
—
Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The cargo ship was owned by Peter G. Minch, a wealthy shipping magnate based in Cleveland.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Financier and railroad magnate Frederick Henry Prince created the Central Manufacturing District by his Chicago Junction Railway switching yard and the South Branch of the Chicago River.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
DeGeneres flipped another Montecito property—a five-bedroom, 10-bathroom compound—in February of last year to mining magnate Robert Friedland for $32 million.
—India Roby and Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magnate
Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The cargo ship was owned by Peter G. Minch, a wealthy shipping magnate based in Cleveland.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Financier and railroad magnate Frederick Henry Prince created the Central Manufacturing District by his Chicago Junction Railway switching yard and the South Branch of the Chicago River.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
DeGeneres flipped another Montecito property—a five-bedroom, 10-bathroom compound—in February of last year to mining magnate Robert Friedland for $32 million.
—India Roby and Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magnate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
Noun
-
As stocks tanked following news of President Trump’s new tariffs, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu got billions richer.—
Gigi Zamora,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
-
Robert Bass Robert Bass is a nephew of oil tycoon Sid Richardson and inherited $2.8 million after his uncle’s death in 1959.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
In creator Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel on Paramount+, husband and wife Jacob and Cara Dutton (Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren) fight to protect their sprawling Montana ranch from cattle thieves, a predatory land baron (Timothy Dalton) and an untamed, unpredictable wilderness.—
Sean Piccoli,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
-
Besides Bezos and Zuckerberg, many other tech barons—including Michael Dell, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin—also saw steep losses.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate his crowning.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
-
In the early 1980s, Chamberlain gained a reputation as the king of the miniseries for his starring roles in Shogun, The Thorn Birds and Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
At a White House briefing Monday, Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, restated his confidence in ICE’s ability to identify Tren de Aragua members.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
-
Silicon Valley entrepreneur and White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks recently purchased a $10.3 million Northwest D.C. residence, while billionaire Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick picked up Fox News host Bret Baier's $25 million Foxhall mansion.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share