Magnate - English meaning

abbreviation

Barn(s).

noun

The second letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

My grade on that first paper was a b

noun

A unit of area, 10−28 square metres, used especially in particle physics.

noun

A member of the lowest order of the british nobility. baron is not used as a form of address, barons usually being referred to as ‘lord’.

Usage examples:

Dukes, duchesses, and barons made up the nobility, while the gentry consisted of knights and lords.

noun

A person who is extremely powerful in a particular area of business

Usage examples:

A media/press/newspaper baron, an oil baron, a drugs baron

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

Usage examples:

The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

Usage examples:

Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

noun

A person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.

Usage examples:

Many entrepreneurs see potential in this market

noun

A person who attempts to make a profit by starting a company or by operating alone in the business world, esp. when it involves taking risks

Usage examples:

He’s an entrepreneur who made his money in computer software.

noun

Someone who makes money by starting their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity and taking risks

Usage examples:

An internet/e-commerce/dotcom entrepreneur, a property/retail/technology entrepreneur, a wealthy/su…

noun

A person concerned in the management of large amounts of money on behalf of governments or other large organizations.

Usage examples:

It should attempt to present the information a financier would require to make a reasonable investm…

noun

Someone who controls a large amount of money and can give or lend it to people or organizations

noun

A person or company that controls large amounts of money, for example providing money for investment, or arranging loans to companies

Usage examples:

The millionaire financier agreed to invest $500 million in the ailing company., a retail/real estat…

noun

A spanish or portuguese nobleman of the highest rank.

Usage examples:

The atmospheric spot is decorated like a spanish grandee's mansion.

noun

An important person, especially in a particular job or area of public life

noun

A person involved in the ownership and management of industry.

Usage examples:

The exploitation of child labour by nineteenth-century industrialists

noun

An owner or an employee in a high position in industry

noun

An owner or important executive in industry

Usage examples:

A rich/wealthy industrialist, influential/leading/powerful industrialists

noun

The male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.

Usage examples:

King henry viii

verb

Make (someone) king.

Usage examples:

For history lovers, richard the second was dethroned by bolingbroke, who was kinged henry the fourth.

noun

The british national anthem.

noun

The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

Usage examples:

The leader of a protest group

noun

A person who manages or controls other people, esp. because of his or her ability or position

Usage examples:

A business/financial/political leader, her company is a leader in the women’s clothing industry.

noun

A company, product, etc. that has higher sales than its competitors

Usage examples:

The brand is market leader in france, where it has a 49% market share., union leaders said they exp…

noun

A man of noble rank or high office; a nobleman.

Usage examples:

Lords and ladies were entertained here

exclamation

Used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Lord, i'm cold!

verb

Act in a superior and domineering manner towards (someone).

Usage examples:

When we were at school, you used to lord it over us

noun

A very powerful, important, or eminent person.

Usage examples:

The ranking magnificoes of the media establishment

noun

An important or powerful person, especially in the film or media industry.

Usage examples:

The hollywood movie mogul, sam goldwyn

noun

A bump on a ski slope formed by skiers turning.

Usage examples:

A mogul field

noun

A member of the muslim dynasty of mongol origin founded by the successors of tamerlane, which ruled much of india from the 16th to the 19th century.

Usage examples:

Mogul architecture

noun

A muslim official or governor under the mogul empire.

noun

A rich or powerful person

adjective

Belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

The medieval palace was once owned by a noble florentine family

noun

(especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth.

Usage examples:

The greater a noble's military power, the more land he could control

adjective

Worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.

Usage examples:

The gardens are notable for their collection of magnolias and camellias

noun

A famous or important person.

Usage examples:

Businessmen and local notables

adjective

Important and deserving attention

Usage examples:

She worked with many notable musicians., other sports have had work stoppages, most notably baseball.

noun

A bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary.

Usage examples:

But in the 1893 campaign in chicago, moody was the first evangelical preacher that i know of who in…

noun

An official of high rank in the christian religion, such as a bishop or an abbot

noun

The owner of a business, or a holder of property.

Usage examples:

Chinese restaurant proprietors

noun

A person who owns and usually manages a business

Usage examples:

He is the proprietor of one of the best hotels in orlando.

noun

The owner of a business, especially a hotel, a store, or a company that publishes newspapers

Usage examples:

Their father was the proprietor of an electrical and furniture store., a small business proprietor,…

noun

A wealthy, powerful person in business or industry.

Usage examples:

A newspaper tycoon

noun

A person who has achieved great success in business and is very wealthy and powerful

noun

A very successful business person who is rich and powerful

Usage examples:

A business/media/property tycoon, an oil/a shipping tycoon

noun

A very important person.

Usage examples:

A party for 400 vips from the world of sport and showbiz

abbreviation

Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (or peptide), a substance which acts as a neurotransmitter, especially in the brain and gastrointestinal tract.