tycoon
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noun
1.
a businessperson of great wealth and power; magnate.
2.
( often initial capital letter ) a title used with reference to the shogun of Japan.
Origin:
1855–60; < Japanese taikun < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà great + jūn prince
1855–60; < Japanese taikun < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà great + jūn prince
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| —n | |
| 1. | a business man of great wealth and power |
| 2. | an archaic name for a shogun |
| [C19: from Japanese taikun, from Chinese ta great + chün ruler] | |
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Word Origin & History
tycoon
1857, title given by foreigners to the shogun of Japan (said to have been used by his supporters when addressing foreigners, as an attempt to convey that the shogun was more important than the emperor), from Jap. taikun "great lord or prince," from Chinese tai "great" + kiun "lord." Transf. meaning "important
person" is attested from 1861, in ref. to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (in Hay's diary); specific application to "businessman" is post-World War I.
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tycoon definition
Someone who has made a fortune in business, such as Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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Example sentences
They would be well within the budget of a small country, a large company or even a tycoon.
The investigation of a publishing tycoon's dying words reveals conflicting stories about his scandalous life.
His cabinet contains another telecoms tycoon, among other businessmen.
But he has been a happy rail tycoon and a prosperous one.
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