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magnate

[ mag-neyt, -nit ]

noun

  1. a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.:

    a railroad magnate.

  2. a person of eminence or distinction in any field:

    literary magnates.

  3. a member of the former upper house in either the Polish or Hungarian parliament.


magnate

/ ˈmæɡneɪt; -nɪt /

noun

  1. a person of power and rank in any sphere, esp in industry
  2. history a great nobleman
  3. (formerly) a member of the upper chamber in certain European parliaments, as in Hungary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾²¹²µ²Ô²¹³Ù±ðËŒ²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹²µî€ƒn²¹³Ù±ð·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of magnate1

1400–50; back formation from Middle English magnates (plural) < Late Latin ³¾²¹²µ²ÔÄå³Ùŧ²õ leading people, equivalent to Latin magn ( us ) magn- + -Äå³Ùŧ²õ, plural of -Äå²õ noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of magnate1

C15: back formation from earlier magnates from Late Latin: great men, plural of ³¾²¹²µ²ÔÄå²õ, from Latin magnus great
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Dupuy took us to Mariposa Avenue, nicknamed Millionaire’s Row because of its huge mansions, including his childhood home, originally built for map publishing magnate Andrew McNally.

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All of these characters — even the more objectively callous ones like Father, a retired energy industry magnate writing a revisionist biography to absolve his culpability — teem with empathy.

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The assured magnate, the superficial wife, the doted-upon child who was raised so cloistered he whistles canary songs to a tank of crawdads and tries to teach pet tricks to a fish.

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The evil business magnate can’t buy his way out of prison.

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Also left unsaid: how many people will assist the two magnates and how that staff will be paid.

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