tycoon

noun/taɪˈkuːn/

Frequency rank: #11,095 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A wealthy and powerful person in business or industry.

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Example sentence

The oil tycoon donated millions of dollars to build new schools across the country.

Synonyms & related words

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