tycoon

noun

ty·coon tī-ˈkün

Synonyms of tycoon next

: a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate

: a top leader (as in politics)

: shogun

Example Sentences

an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county

Recent Examples on the Web Forbes’ 2021 list does note the death of Sheldon Adelson in Jan. 2021; the casino tycoon’s fortune was estimated at $35 billion. —

Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2023 In 2021, Ivy Love Getty, an artist-model and a great-granddaughter of the oil tycoon, was married in San Francisco in a ceremony officiated by the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. —

Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023 Tightening its grip on Hong Kong, China is determined to make an example of the prodemocracy media tycoon. —

Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2023 Now the 70-year-old tycoon, who was knighted in his home country but isn’t as well known outside of Europe, is making a deeper push into the U.S. market. —

Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2023 So intertwined are the tycoon’s personal wealth and the government’s pro-business agenda, critics wonder: is Mr. Adani a shining Indian success story, or the country’s most high-profile crony? —

Sarita Santoshini, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2023 Page Six has reported that fashion tycoon's intimate, and presumably impossibly chic, wedding to artist Louis Eisner took place in a private home in Bel-Air, California on December 28. —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2023 The 65-year-old tycoon, however, must compete against bids from the US and the UAE, as FSG is reportedly swamped with tentative offers. —

Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2022 The sequel, which added Radcliffe as a deranged tech tycoon, was weaker. —

Rachel Simon, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2022 See More

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