Word Frequency
tycoon (taɪˈkuːn
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Definitions
noun
- a business man of great wealth and power
- an archaic name for a shogun
Word Origin
C19: from Japanese taikun, from Chinese ta great + chün rulerSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'tycoon'
- British English: tycoon A tycoon is a person who is successful in business and so has become rich and powerful. NOUN...a self-made property tycoon.
- Brazilian Portuguese: magnata
- Chinese: > 大亨工商界的
- European Spanish: magnate
- French: magnat
- German: Magnat
- Italian: magnate
- Japanese: 大物
- Korean: 재계의 거물
- Portuguese: magnata
- Spanish: magnate
Example Sentences Including 'tycoon'
A tycoon 's country seat would not come amiss for the next twelve hours.Displaced Person
Dad went into partnership with a friend, Peter Besse, a son of the great French tycoon Antonin Besse from Aden.THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
Despite his large political donations, Mr. Renaud is no tycoon.Globe and Mail (2003)
Hubert was a retired refrigeration tycoon from Los Angeles, California.MR STARLIGHT (2004)
It grossed $60m in its first year 1968 London Bridge was sold for £1m to oil tycoon Robert McCullough.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Takeover tycoon Ajay Piramal, the chairman of Piramal Enterprises, struck once more.Business Today (1998)
The couple arrived on a yacht that news reports said belongs to a Greek shipping tycoon.canada.com (2004)
The media tycoon has four other children from his previous two marriages.Glasgow Herald (2001)
mind: Laura is currently very close to a local tycoon , one Hogarth Wheeler.Stage Fright
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