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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | important person, usually in business |
| Synonyms: | VIP, aristocrat, bigwig, businessperson, capitalist, captain of industry, chief, figure, financier, industrialist, leader, lion*, merchant, mogul, name, noble, notable, peer, personage, plutocrat, tycoon |
| Notes: | a magnate is a very wealthy, influential, or powerful person or businessperson, while a magnet is a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field |
| Antonyms: | lowly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | industrialist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tycoon |
| Synonyms: | businessperson, captain of industry, manager, manufacturer, owner |
| Main Entry: | big name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | somebody famous |
| Synonyms: | big star, captain of industry, celebrity, headliner, heavyweight, idol, megastar, mogul, nabob, panjandrum, person to be reckoned with, star, superstar, topliner, very important person, well-known person |
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