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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /
NOUN
important person, usually in business
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aristocrat capitalist financier merchant mogul tycoon
STRONG
VIP bigwig businessperson chief figure industrialist leader lion name noble notable peer personage plutocrat
WEAK
captain of industry
Antonyms
STRONG
nobody nonentity unknown
WEAK
lowly

Example Sentences

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Shnaider, based in Canada, is a Soviet-born steel magnate and property developer who in 2007 partnered with Donald Trump on a since renamed Trump-branded tower External link in Toronto.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Oodles of diplomatic energy have been expended on the unlikely relationship between the former human rights lawyer, Sir Keir Starmer and the former real estate magnate turned reality TV star, Donald Trump.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

"That's been sort of a side effect of the modern world," said Wright, a former fracking magnate.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Gor broached the topic during a meeting held at the home of casino magnate Steve Wynn and his wife Andrea, a fellow board member, according to a person familiar with the events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The second was a donation of £250,000 from the automobile magnate Lord Austin, which ended the Cavendish’s poverty-row ways for good.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik