tycoon

noun

tī-ˈkün How to pronounce tycoon (audio)
Definition of tycoonnext
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 Media reports identified Ukrainian construction tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev as being among the injured. — Philippe Magoni, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 The main suspect in a bomb attack that wounded a Ukrainian tycoon on Monday in Monaco is a Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as a man, local authorities say. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners whose feuds and foibles made for wildly entertaining primetime viewing. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026 The 58-year-old construction tycoon renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017, Ukrainian media reported, and has been a citizen of Cyprus since 2019. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tycoon
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magnate
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  • The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
    — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • The 78-year-old Lai, a former clothing magnate and publisher of a Hong Kong tabloid critical of Beijing, received a 20-year sentence in February.
    — Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
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