American English pronunciation
How to pronounce magnate
IPA transcription: ['mæɡnət]
Pronunciation variants: ['mæɡnət]['mæɡ,neɪt]
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Noun
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a very wealthy or powerful businessman
“an oil baron”
Usage examples
- His father was a Greek shipping magnate.
- He was the main representative of railroad magnate James J. Hill in Seattle.
- Vast holdings were later acquired by Easterners, including the railroad magnate, Thomas A. Scott.
- He became a county magnate.
- To that end these magnates formed the Targowica Confederation.
- He was one of the first Polish magnates to replace serfdom on his estates.