magnate

mag·nate  (mgnt, -nt)

n.

A powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry: an oil magnate.

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[From Middle English magnates, magnates, from Late Latin magnts, pl. of magns, magnate, from Latin magnus, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

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magnate [ˈmægneɪt -nɪt]

n

1. a person of power and rank in any sphere, esp in industry

2. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) History a great nobleman

3. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) a member of the upper chamber in certain European parliaments, as in Hungary

[back formation from earlier magnates from Late Latin: great men, plural of magnās, from Latin magnus great]

magnateship  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

magnate - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" big businessman, business leader, top executive, tycoon, baron, king, mogul, power businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) oil tycoon - a powerful person in the oil business

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magnate

noun

tycoon, leader, chief, fat cat (slang, chiefly U.S.), baron, notable, mogul, bigwig (informal), grandee, big shot (informal), captain of industry, big wheel (slang), big cheese (slang, old-fashioned), plutocrat, big noise (informal), big hitter (informal), magnifico, heavy hitter (informal), nabob (informal), Mister Big (slang, chiefly U.S.), V.I.P. a multimillionaire shipping magnate

Translations

magnate [ˈmægneɪt] N → magnate mf, potentado/a m/f

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magnate [ˈmægneɪt] n → magnat m

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magnate

n → Magnat m

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magnate [ˈmægneɪt] n → magnate m

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magnate [ˈmægneɪt] n → magnate m

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magnate

n magnate [ˈmӕgneit]

a man of wealth or power He is a rich shipping magnate. magnaat قَطْب، رَجُل عَظيم магнат magnát magnat; -magnat der Magnat μεγιστάνας magnate magnaat نجیب زاده porho magnat אֵיל הוֹן प्रभावशाली velikaš, magnat mágnás tokoh terkemuka áhrifamaður magnate 大立て物 거물, 유력자 magnatas magnāts; lielīpašnieks usahawan yang ulung magnaat kakse, stormann potentat magnata magnat магнат magnát magnat magnat magnat คนสำคัญมาก nüfuzlu kimse, kodaman 巨頭,富豪 магнат بارسوخ مالدار آدمی trùm (tư bản) 巨头,富豪