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tycoon

[ tahy-koon ]

noun

  1. a person of great wealth, influence, or power; magnate:

    a business tycoon; a political tycoon.

  2. (often initial capital letter) a title used with reference to the shogun of Japan.


tycoon

/ ³Ù²¹ÉªËˆ°ì³ÜË²Ô /

noun

  1. a business man of great wealth and power
  2. an archaic name for a shogun
“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

tycoon

  1. Someone who has made a fortune in business, such as Cornelius Vanderbilt .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tycoon1

1855–60; < Japanese taikun < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese »åà great + ÂáÅ«²Ô prince
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tycoon1

C19: from Japanese taikun, from Chinese ta great + ³¦³óü²Ô ruler
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Some tycoons have crafted named benefices: the Broad and David Geffen foundations, for example.

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The founders of these micronations — in the 2000s quite a few dot-com tycoons — were usually men of means, steeped in Ayn Rand and Thomas Hobbes.

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In “Okja,†meat industry tycoons are after a young girl’s pet super pig.

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The princess married her millionaire property tycoon husband in a private ceremony in 2020.

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