mogul
noun
a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.
mogul
1 American
[moh-guhl]
/ ˈmoʊ gəl /
noun
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moguls
plural
Mogul
2
American
[moh-guhl, -guhl, moh-guhl]
/ ˈmoʊ gəl, -gʌl, moʊˈgʌl /
Also
Moghul,
noun
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any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803.
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any of their descendants.
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(lowercase) an important, powerful, or influential person.
a mogul of the movie industry.
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a Mongol or Mongolian.
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Railroads. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck.
adjective
Mogul
1
British
/ məʊˈɡʌl, ˈməʊɡʌl /
noun
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a member of the Muslim dynasty of Indian emperors established by Baber in 1526 See Great Mogul
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a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian
adjective
mogul
2
British
/ ˈməʊɡʌl, məʊˈɡʌl /
noun
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an important or powerful person
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a type of steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels
mogul
3
British
/ ˈməʊɡəl /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of mogul1
1960–65; < dialectal German; compare Austrian dialect Mugel small hill
Origin of Mogul2
First recorded in 1580–90; from Persian mughul Mongol
Explanation
If you’re the type of person who likes to be in charge, you may have dreams of becoming a mogul — that is, a powerful businessperson. The word mogul can refer to any powerful person — a studio mogul is a bigwig in the movie business, for example. The Mogul (or Mughal) Dynasty conquered India in the 16th century, and remained in power for hundreds of years. As a result, the word mogul became synonymous with "leader" or "ruler." A mogul is also a bump in a ski slope, but that root word is German.
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Imprisoned music mogul Sean Combs inches closer to his release from federal prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Hall, 70, shares four children with ex-partner Mick Jagger and has also been married to media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
A New York judge on Wednesday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison, marking the latest chapter in the tangled legal saga of the disgraced Hollywood mogul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Reality TV superstar and fashion mogul Kylie Jenner has finally found a buyer for her longtime California mansion, offloading the home for $15.3 million.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
She closed the slots between her flight feathers and maneuvered the bumps like a mogul skier.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Burke's management company Mogul Vision and finance manager have previously denied knowing about Burke and Rivas Hernandez, the Los Angeles Times, external reported.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mogul Vision and Mogenroth have previously denied knowing about the singer and the teen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Appeared in the June 2, 2026, print edition as 'Media Mogul, 84, Reinvents Himself Yet Again'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The Hugh and I and Mogul films were found in the house of a collector who had 150 old projectors.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023
One Mogul emperor of India kept a stable of a thousand cheetahs.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The departure of Grospiron, the 1992 Olympic moguls champion, was confirmed at a meeting of the committee's executive board on Thursday, marking the latest setback in the event's troubled governance.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mountain Valley’s green glass bottles, guzzled by Jay-Z and Gwyneth Paltrow, were for moguls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
However, records indicate that the family had only ever leased the property—which is actually registered to a trust tied to billionaire real estate moguls and former Los Angeles Clippers owners Rochelle and Donald Sterling.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Citizen Kane” posited that all media moguls are driven by a lust for power that stems from an irreparable brokenness.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Lourdes felt a spiritual link to American moguls, to the immortality of men like Irenee du Pont, whose Varadero Beach mansion on the north coast of Cuba she had once visited.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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