magnate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin magnātēs, plural of magnās, from magnus (“great”), mid 15th c.

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Synonyms

baron, big businessman, business leader, king, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon

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