: a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
a railroad magnate
Examples of magnate in a Sentence
a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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From cable television magnates to fashion moguls to casino bosses, these billionaires have passed away since the 2024 Forbes list.
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Roy Canivel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The tech magnate’s swipe at Navarro comes after a report that indicated Trump told his inner circle that Musk will be stepping back from his role in the government in the coming weeks.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025
Two years earlier, Hearst, a granddaughter of the press magnate William Randolph Hearst, was an undergraduate at Berkeley.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng’s City Developments bought St. Katharine Docks in 2023, and real estate magnate Chua Thian Poh’s Ho Bee Land acquired The Scalpel office skyscraper the year before.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Roy Canivel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The tech magnate’s swipe at Navarro comes after a report that indicated Trump told his inner circle that Musk will be stepping back from his role in the government in the coming weeks.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025
Two years earlier, Hearst, a granddaughter of the press magnate William Randolph Hearst, was an undergraduate at Berkeley.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng’s City Developments bought St. Katharine Docks in 2023, and real estate magnate Chua Thian Poh’s Ho Bee Land acquired The Scalpel office skyscraper the year before.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnate. Accessed 14 Apr. 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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