magnate
noun
mag·nate ˈmag-ˌnāt 
-nət
: a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
a railroad magnate
Synonyms
- baron
- captain
- czar
- tsar
- tzar
- king
- lion
- lord
- mogul
- monarch
- Napoleon
- prince
- tycoon
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Example Sentences
a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
Recent Examples on the Web Fletcher is also the granddaughter of hardware magnate Joseph Orgill III, who died in 2018 at the age of 80. 
Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 Of the latter, two of the biggest were department store owner Benjamin Altman (1840-1913) and sugar magnate H.O. Havemeyer (1840-1907). Eric Gibson, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 During each episode, the owners will share their backstories and engage in tough negotiations with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman, NFL linebacker Brandon Copeland, and investment property magnate Danisha Wrighster. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 2 Sep. 2022 The paper went to real estate magnate Abe Hirschfeld before being reacquired by Rupert Murdoch. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The lavish 236-footer, which was seized from Russian steel magnate Dmitry Pumpyansky in March, attracted 63 bids at a sale in Gibraltar. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022 Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer turned reality TV star/cam-studio magnate who is now going viral on TikTok. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022 It’s a gargantuan and chaotic Victorian structure built by Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester and heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian grain magnate Oleksiy Vadatursky, whose net worth was estimated at $450 million in 2020, was killed Saturday night when a Russian missile struck his home in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. Grayson Quay, The Week, 31 July 2022 See More
Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 Of the latter, two of the biggest were department store owner Benjamin Altman (1840-1913) and sugar magnate H.O. Havemeyer (1840-1907). Eric Gibson, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 During each episode, the owners will share their backstories and engage in tough negotiations with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman, NFL linebacker Brandon Copeland, and investment property magnate Danisha Wrighster. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 2 Sep. 2022 The paper went to real estate magnate Abe Hirschfeld before being reacquired by Rupert Murdoch. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The lavish 236-footer, which was seized from Russian steel magnate Dmitry Pumpyansky in March, attracted 63 bids at a sale in Gibraltar. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022 Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer turned reality TV star/cam-studio magnate who is now going viral on TikTok. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022 It’s a gargantuan and chaotic Victorian structure built by Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester and heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian grain magnate Oleksiy Vadatursky, whose net worth was estimated at $450 million in 2020, was killed Saturday night when a Russian missile struck his home in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. Grayson Quay, The Week, 31 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English magnates, plural, from Late Latin, from Latin magnus
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
magnates
noun
as in tycoons
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call Synonyms & Similar Words
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- notables
- bigwigs
- nabobs
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- nawabs
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- honchos
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- VIPs
- main men
- fat cats
- demigods
- bigfoots
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- bigfeet
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lightweights
- subordinates
- underlings
- inferiors
- small-timers
- nobodies
- zeroes
- zeros
- half-pints