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magnate

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mag·nate  (mgnt, -nt)
n.
A powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry: an oil magnate.

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

magnate
Noun
an influential or wealthy person, esp. in industry [Late Latin magnates great men]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.magnatemagnate - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
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

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.
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magnate [ˈmægneɪt] nmagnat m
magnate [ˈmægneɪt] nMagnat m
magnate [ˈmægneɪt] nmagnate m

magnate
n magnate [ˈmӕgneit]
a man of wealth or power He is a rich shipping magnate.magnaatقَطْب، رَجُل عَظيمмагнатmagnátmagnat; -magnatder Magnatμεγιστάναςmagnatemagnaatنجیب زادهporhomagnatאֵיל הוֹןप्रभावशालीvelikaš, magnatmágnástokoh terkemukaáhrifamaðurmagnate大立て物부호, 거물magnatasmagnāts; lielīpašnieksusahawan yang ulungmagnaatkakse, stormannpotentatmagnatamagnatмагнатmagnátmagnatmagnatmagnatคนสำคัญมากnüfuzlu kimse, kodaman巨頭,富豪магнатبارسوخ مالدار آدمیtrùm (tư bản),

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The girl thought the arrogance and granite-heartedness of the magnate of the play was very accurately drawn.
John Crook, journalist, had heard of that eminent City magnate; and it was not his fault if the City magnate had not heard of him; for in certain articles in The Clarion or The New Age Sir Leopold had been dealt with austerely.
I am told,' said Bishop magnate to Horse Guards, 'that Mr Merdle has made another enormous hit.
 
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