: a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
a railroad magnate
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a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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Hotel magnate Stephen Cloobeck suspended his own gubernatorial campaign and immediately endorsed Swalwell.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
But her husband, Ryan (Jack Lowden), the useless scion of a local pizza magnate, has inadvertently dragged her into a minor scandal.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Keeler served as a lawmaker in the Indiana House for 16 years and later became general counsel and vice president for New Centaur, which was led by Indiana casino magnate Rod Ratcliff.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
And yet his father, Martin Jarvis (Jonathan Banks), the original magnate, reluctantly, almost as penance for unleashing this child unto the world, abets the sociopathy of his son.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
But her husband, Ryan (Jack Lowden), the useless scion of a local pizza magnate, has inadvertently dragged her into a minor scandal.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Keeler served as a lawmaker in the Indiana House for 16 years and later became general counsel and vice president for New Centaur, which was led by Indiana casino magnate Rod Ratcliff.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
And yet his father, Martin Jarvis (Jonathan Banks), the original magnate, reluctantly, almost as penance for unleashing this child unto the world, abets the sociopathy of his son.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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magnate
noun
mag·nate
ˈmag-ˌnāt 
-nət
: a person of rank, power, or influence (as in an industry)
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