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

/ taɪˈkuːn /

noun

1. a business man of great wealth and power

2. an archaic name for a shogun

tycoon

1. Someone who has made a fortune in business, such as Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tycoon¹

1855–60; < Japanese taikun < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà great + jūn prince

Word History and Origins

Origin of tycoon¹

C19: from Japanese taikun, from Chinese ta great + chün ruler

Example Sentences

Noboa, the son of a banana tycoon, also aims to reshape the state and economic model to give more space to the private sector.

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The US Justice Department in October unsealed an indictment against the tycoon, accusing him of presiding over forced labour camps in Cambodia where trafficked workers conduct online scams.

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Rising prices in the 1970s had sons of Texas oil tycoon H.L.

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Sánchez traveled to some of Mexico’s biggest cities and met powerful bankers, senators and tycoons as he promoted the debit cards.

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India's top financial crimes agency said it had seized properties worth over $846 million from firms linked to beleaguered tycoon Anil Ambani as part of a bank fraud probe.

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