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noun
- 1. a wealthy and influential businessman or businesswoman: "a property magnate"
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MAGNATE definition: 1. a person who is very rich and successful in business or industry: 2. a person who is very rich…. Learn more.
magnate. noun [ C ] us / ˈmæɡ.nət / uk / ˈmæɡ.nət / Add to word list. a person who is very rich and successful in business or industry: a well-known shipping magnate. Synonyms. mogul. tycoon. Compare. baron. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bosses & managers. administration. anti-management. branch manager. C-suite. CAO. co-president.
MAGNATE meaning: someone who is rich and successful in business: . Learn more.
noun. a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate. a person of eminence or distinction in any field: literary magnates.
The meaning of MAGNATE is a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area. How to use magnate in a sentence.
A magnate is someone who has earned a lot of money from a particular business or industry.
If you’re a hugely successful businessperson, particularly if you’ve cornered the market in a specific area, you’re a magnate. Magnates are often larger-than-life characters, like that oil tycoon who wears a cowboy hat with his tuxedo.
Definition of magnate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
magnate meaning, definition, what is magnate: a rich and powerful person in industry o...: Learn more.
Earliest known use. Middle English. The earliest known use of the noun magnate is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for magnate is from before 1439, in the writing of John Lydgate, poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. magnate is a borrowing from Latin.
