mogul
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gəl noun
a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.
Origin:
1960–65; < dialectal German; compare Austrian dialect Mugel small hill
1960–65; < dialectal German; compare Austrian dialect Mugel small hill
Related forms
mo·guled, adjective
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noun
1.
any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. Compare Great Mogul.
2.
any of their descendants.
3.
( lowercase ) an important, powerful, or influential person: a mogul of the movie industry.
4.
a Mongol or Mongolian.
5.
Railroads. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck. See table under Whyte classification.
adjective
6.
of or pertaining to the Moguls or their empire.
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mogul1 (ˈməʊɡʌl, məʊˈɡʌl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an important or powerful person |
| 2. | a type of steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels |
| [C18: from | |
| mogul2 (ˈməʊɡəl) | |
| —n | |
| a mound of hard snow on a ski slope | |
| [C20: perhaps from South German dialect Mugl] | |
| Mogul (ˈməʊɡʌl, məʊˈɡʌl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See Great Mogul a member of the Muslim dynasty of Indian emperors established by Baber in 1526 |
| 2. | a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or relating to the Moguls or their empire |
| [C16: from Persian mughul Mongol] | |
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Word Origin & History
mogul
"powerful person," 1678, from Great Mogul, Mongol emperor of India after the conquest of 1526, from Pers. and Arabic mughal, mughul, alt. of Mongol (q.v.), the Asiatic people.
mogul
"elevation on a ski slope," 1961, probably from Scand. (cf. dial. Norw. mugje, fem. muga, "a heap, a mound"), or from southern Ger. dial. mugel in the same sense.
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Example sentences
The lamp will be a universal burning mogul base metal halide lamp.
But in these changing times, becoming a music mogul takes more smarts and heart than ever.
After that he became a real-estate magnate, a media mogul, and then prime minister.
It was a former pizza mogul who's never held elected office and who until recently was a punch line for political insiders.
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