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
Shuna later passed through the hands of film and shipping magnates before becoming the romantic escape of the Viscountess Selby and WWII Pathfinder Donald Wells.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
The net worth of footwear magnate Zhang Congyuan, who was Taiwan’s richest person three years ago, shrank by $1.8 billion to $8.3 billion, registering the biggest decline in dollar terms.
—Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The other involves keeping a magnate’s daughter from being kidnapped.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Raiders may have avoided power centers and instead sought separate havens, while traders may have either deliberately visited or avoided power centers based on their relationships with local magnates.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for magnate
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
The net worth of footwear magnate Zhang Congyuan, who was Taiwan’s richest person three years ago, shrank by $1.8 billion to $8.3 billion, registering the biggest decline in dollar terms.
—Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The other involves keeping a magnate’s daughter from being kidnapped.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Raiders may have avoided power centers and instead sought separate havens, while traders may have either deliberately visited or avoided power centers based on their relationships with local magnates.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
Noun
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At the height of the Greek junta, Irma is murdered by her husband, a tycoon, on their private island.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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The debut comes after the tycoon—son of famed Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing—tried to take the company public in New York in 2021, which was abandoned after regulatory scrutiny.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Janie Hunt, 9, of Dallas, a great-granddaughter of oil baron William Herbert Hunt and a relative of the family that owns the Kansas City Chiefs, was attending Camp Mystic for the first time, her grandmother Margaret Hunt told the New York Times.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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Huene, a baron, had known Paley since dancing school in Russia, where his father had been equerry to the czar.—
Amy Fine Collins,
airmail.news,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Tokyo is famously the reigning king of Michelin cities, boasting 251 stars across 194 restaurants.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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Our leader shall not be a king ruling by divine right, as that was decided on this day in Philadelphia 249 years ago, but one of the common folk elevated freely by fellow citizens.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2025
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As Circ’s sourcing czar, Vellanki-Seijge has a personal stake in all this.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
8 July 2025
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While the dire wolves were promoted by investor George R.R. Martin, this latest project started with a pitch from Lord of Rings director and unofficial New Zealand tourism czar Peter Jackson, whose films introduced the world to the stunning mountain ranges and grassy plains of his homeland.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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