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
And the town's public library was funded by Gilded Age steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Soon, he's run afoul of both a terrifying gangster (Abel Ferrara) and a wealthy pen magnate (Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Darius Anderson, a longtime lobbyist in the state Capitol who played a role in the 2013 effort to keep the Sacramento Kings from leaving the city, stands accused of fraud by his longtime business partner Ron Burkle, a grocery store magnate whose wealth is estimated to be in the billions.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Soon, he's run afoul of both a terrifying gangster (Abel Ferrara) and a wealthy pen magnate (Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Darius Anderson, a longtime lobbyist in the state Capitol who played a role in the 2013 effort to keep the Sacramento Kings from leaving the city, stands accused of fraud by his longtime business partner Ron Burkle, a grocery store magnate whose wealth is estimated to be in the billions.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnate
Noun
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Steyer has most pointedly taken aim at tech company tycoons who have put millions into San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s campaign for governor.—
ANDREW GRAHAM,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Oil tycoon Wilmer Ruperti showed up for a meeting with Venezuela’s intelligence agency last Thursday.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Upon hearing that, Dick flashed back to his own career and his own father, Kenneth Monfort, the cattle baron who revolutionized the beef industry and died in 2001 at age 71 after suffering for years with emphysema.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Turning to Yasmin, there are so many biographical parallels between her and Ghislaine Maxwell — their dads being publishing barons who had fatal accidents on their boats.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility The bar and common areas are ADA Accessible, as are a few of the king rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Below, according to a San Francisco Chronicle video, in bold white letters on the sand, demonstrators displayed another message saying no to ICE, wars, lies and kings.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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