mogul

¹

[moh-guhl]

noun

1. a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.

Mogul

²

Also Mo·ghul,

[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.

2. any of their descendants.

3. (lowercase),  an important, powerful, or influential person.

   a mogul of the movie industry.

4. a Mongol or Mongolian.

5. 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.

Mogul

¹

/ məʊˈɡʌl, ˈməʊɡʌl /

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

mogul

²

/ 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

mogul

³

/ ˈməʊɡəl /

noun

1. a mound of hard snow on a ski slope

Other Word Forms

• moguled adjective

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mogul¹

C16: from Persian mughul Mongol

Origin of mogul²

C18: from _Mogul

Origin of mogul³

C20: perhaps from South German dialect Mugl

Example Sentences

Today, Mumbai is yet again a city in rapid flux - its building code governed by real estate moguls trying to maximise the floor space index, giving way to utilitarian rather than stylistic considerations.

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She described the former movie mogul as a man who would wield his formidable size as part of a larger display of power that scared people from speaking out.

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The executive spent his formative years running NBC’s cable distribution unit before jumping to Discovery in 2007 to become chief executive of the modest cable programming company then overseen by mogul John Malone.

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She described the former movie mogul as a man who would wield his formidable size as part of a larger display of power, one which scared people from speaking out.

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Some claims include that the music mogul made both promises of career advancement or threats if accusers spoke up.

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Related Words

• executive 
• magnate 
• tycoon