magnate

magnate
Synonyms and related words:
Brahman, Establishment, VIP, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, banker, baron, baronet, big boss, big businessman, big gun, big man, big name, big wheel, big-timer, bigwig, blue blood, brass, brass hat, business leader, businessman, captain of industry, celebrity, count, czar, daimio, dignitary, dignity, director, duke, earl, elder, enterpriser, entrepreneur, esquire, fat cat, father, figure, financier, gentleman, grand duke, grandee, great man, hidalgo, important person, industrialist, interests, king, lace-curtain, laird, landgrave, lion, little businessman, lord, lordling, lords of creation, magnifico, man of commerce, man of mark, manager, margrave, marquis, merchant prince, mogul, nabob, name, noble, nobleman, notability, notable, optimate, palsgrave, panjandrum, patrician, peer, person of renown, personage, personality, pillar of society, plutocrat, power, power elite, prince, ruling circle, sachem, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, somebody, something, squire, swell, the great, the top, thoroughbred, top brass, top executive, top people, tycoon, upper-cruster, very important person, viscount, waldgrave, worthy

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  • magnate — mag‧nate [ˈmægneɪt, nt] noun [countable] a very powerful and rich person who owns a large company or group of companies: • the media magnate Rupert Murdoch * * * magnate UK US /ˈmægneɪt/ noun [C] ► someone who has become very rich and successful …   Financial and business terms

  • Magnate — Mag nate, [F. magnat, L. (pl.) magnates, magnati, fr. magnus great. See {Master}.] 1. A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere; used mostly of prominent business executives; as, an industrial… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • magnate — s.m. [dal lat. tardo magnas atis, der. di magnus grande ]. 1. (ant.) [persona ragguardevole per potere, prestigio, ricchezza e sim.] ▶◀ [➨ maggiorente]. 2. (estens.) [persona di grande potere economico, grande industriale: i m. dell industria… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • magnate — (n.) mid 15c., great man, noble, man of wealth, from L.L. magnates, pl. of magnas great person, nobleman, from L. magnus great, large, big (of size), abundant (of quantity), great, considerable (of value), strong, powerful (of force); of persons …   Etymology dictionary

  • magnate — s. 2 g. O mesmo que magnata …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • magnate — [n] important person, usually in business aristocrat, bigwig*, businessperson, capitalist, captain of industry, chief, figure, financier, industrialist, leader, lion*, merchant, mogul, name, noble, notable, peer, personage, plutocrat, tycoon,… …   New thesaurus

  • magnate — sustantivo masculino,f. 1. Persona de elevada posición social por su cargo o poder en los negocios: Algunos magnates europeos se han instalado en Marbella …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • magnate — (Del pl. lat. magnātes). m. Personaje muy ilustre y principal por su cargo y poder …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • magnate — ► NOUN ▪ a wealthy and influential person, especially in business. ORIGIN Latin magnas great man …   English terms dictionary

  • magnate — [mag′nāt, mag′nit] n. [ME < LL magnas (pl. magnates), great man < L magnus, great: see MAGNI ] a very important or influential person in any field of activity, esp. in a large business or industry …   English World dictionary

  • Magnate — For a wealthy or powerful business baron or executive, see business magnate. Stefan Czarniecki, an important 17th century Polish Magnate Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus great , designates a noble or… …   Wikipedia

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