mogul

[ moh-guhl ]
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noun
  1. a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.

Origin of mogul

1
1960–65; <dialectal German; compare Austrian dialect Mugel small hill

Other words from mogul

  • moguled, adjective

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Other definitions for Mogul (2 of 2)

Mogul
[ moh-guhl, -guhl, moh-guhl ]

noun
  1. any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803.: See also Great Mogul.

  2. any of their descendants.

  1. (lowercase) an important, powerful, or influential person: a mogul of the movie industry.

  2. a Mongol or Mongolian.

  3. Railroads. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Moguls or their empire.

Origin of Mogul

2
First recorded in 1580–90; from Persian mughul Mongol
  • Also Mo·ghul, Mu·ghal (for defs. 1, 2, 6) .

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British Dictionary definitions for mogul (1 of 3)

mogul1

/ (ˈməʊɡʌl, məʊˈɡʌl) /


noun
  1. an important or powerful person

  2. a type of steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels

Origin of mogul

1
C18: from Mogul

British Dictionary definitions for mogul (2 of 3)

mogul2

/ (ˈməʊɡəl) /


noun
  1. a mound of hard snow on a ski slope

Origin of mogul

2
C20: perhaps from South German dialect Mugl

British Dictionary definitions for Mogul (3 of 3)

Mogul

/ (ˈməʊɡʌl, məʊˈɡʌl) /


noun
  1. a member of the Muslim dynasty of Indian emperors established by Baber in 1526: See Great Mogul

  2. a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Moguls or their empire

Origin of Mogul

3
C16: from Persian mughul Mongol

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