mogul

¹ American  

[moh-guhl] / ˈmoʊ gəl /

noun

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

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Mogul ² American  

[moh-guhl, -guhl, moh-guhl] / ˈmoʊ gəl, -gʌl, moʊˈgʌl /

Also Moghul,

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.

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adjective

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

Mogul ¹ British  

/ 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

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Moguls or their empire

mogul ² British  

/ 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

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mogul ³ British  

/ ˈməʊɡəl /

noun

1. a mound of hard snow on a ski slope

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Other Word Forms

• moguled adjective

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

Example Sentences

It’s a return to form for the real estate mogul who slapped his name on everything from hotels to neckties to steaks; in his beginning is his end, you might say, with apologies to T.S.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

King Combs, the 27-year-old rapper, model and son of disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, lives at the 5,400-square-foot property with Tracy, a 32-year-old influencer and fashion entrepreneur.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The Silicon Valley mogul will reportedly be joined in Florida by his Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 52, who purchased a $51 million mansion this year on Miami’s exclusive Allison Island, according to Realtor.com.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Horning, an 82-year-old real estate mogul who skied in jeans, buys his shirts at Costco and cuts his own hair, has his own name for what Telluride has become.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Well, sure, when he put it like that, I could see that I was never going to become a preteen real estate mogul if I wasted earnings by renting rather than buying.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

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