as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Recent Examples of tycoon
The sisters are descendants of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt, the father of Lamar Hunt, who founded the Kansas City Chiefs and the American Football League.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
His delegation from South Africa included luxury goods tycoon Johann Rupert and champion golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Opened in 1896 by railroad and oil tycoon Henry Flagler, the grand oceanfront resort has remained privately owned by his descendants for 129 years—an almost unheard-of legacy among large-scale historic hotels.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
Luxury goods tycoon and Afrikaner Johann Rupert was also in the delegation to help ease Trump’s concerns that land was being seized from white farmers.
—Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
His delegation from South Africa included luxury goods tycoon Johann Rupert and champion golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Opened in 1896 by railroad and oil tycoon Henry Flagler, the grand oceanfront resort has remained privately owned by his descendants for 129 years—an almost unheard-of legacy among large-scale historic hotels.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
Luxury goods tycoon and Afrikaner Johann Rupert was also in the delegation to help ease Trump’s concerns that land was being seized from white farmers.
—Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tycoon
magnate
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But the character is more of a riff on the real-life oil baron Calouste Gulbenkian, the world’s richest man at the time of his death in 1955 and a template for today’s globe-roaming magnates who pledge allegiance only to their own ambitions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The brand is a jewel in the crown of luxury magnate Bernard Arnault, the founder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, who has owned Dior since 1984.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tycoon. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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