TYCOON Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

tycoon

noun

tī-ˈkün

as in magnate

a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county

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Recent Examples of tycoon Former president Donald Trump, tech tycoon Elon Musk and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia all have promoted lies or false theories about the hurricanes or disaster responses. —

Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024 The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR. —

John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024 Kyocera was founded in 1959 by the late Japanese tycoon Kazuo Inamori, who also established the predecessor of the country’s telecoms giant KDDI. —

Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Compared to the tycoons on Wall Street, presidents don’t get paid much while in power. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tycoon