tycoon
noun/taɪˈkuːn/
/taɪˈkuːn/
- a person who is successful in business or industry and has become rich and powerful
- a business/property/media tycoon
- Tapie, business tycoon and football club owner, was appointed Minister for Cities.
- the disgraced/fallen/discredited media tycoon
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- business
- media
- newspaper
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Japanese taikun ‘great lord’.
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