tycoon
noun
a person of great wealth, influence, or power; magnate.
tycoons
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pluralof tycoon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For this is the fate of technology tycoons down through history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Over the last decade, preservation has become a focal point in Broad Beach, a hyper-exclusive enclave where celebrities and business tycoons spend tens of millions of dollars for homes right on the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Global tycoons looked to city real estate as a glamorous safe haven for money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
And apart from Chen Zhi, none of the tycoons accused of hosting the compounds behind their casinos has yet been touched.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
He offered his pilots what everyone from hockey players to software tycoons to takeover lawyers has been offered on the way to success: an opportunity to transform their relationship to their work.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
