tycoon
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 大君 (taikun, “great prince”), a title for the shōgun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese 大班 (daai6 baan1).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taɪˈkuːn/
- Rhymes: -uːn
Noun
tycoon (plural tycoons)
- A wealthy and powerful business person.
- Synonyms: captain of industry, magnate, mogul
- Chairman Yu is a tycoon who owns multiple hotel chains.
- 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 24, in Crime out of Mind:
- Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.
Derived terms
Translations
wealthy, powerful business person
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from English, from Japanese 大君 (taikun, “great prince”), a title for the shōgun, from the Chinese root 大 (“big, great”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taj.kun/
Synonyms
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