magnate
noun/ˈmæɡneɪt/
/ˈmæɡneɪt/
- a person who is rich, powerful and successful, especially in business
- a media/property/shipping magnate
- The company was owned by shipping magnate Fred Olsen.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMagnate is used after these nouns:- media
- newspaper
- oil
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin magnas, magnat- ‘great man’, from Latin magnus ‘great’.
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