Mogul Meaning
/ˈməʊɡəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.
nounAlternative spelling of Moghul.
Sentence Examples
The business mogul invested in real estate.
The skiing mogul course was challenging.
The powerful movie mogul produced several blockbuster films.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous film ____ owned many studios and directed dozens of movies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wealthy media ____ owns several major newspapers and television stations across the country, giving him significant influence over public opinion.
Word Origin & History
Figurative use of Moghul, which originally meant Mongol, or person of Mongolian descent. In this context, it refers to the Mughal Empire (Mughal being Persian or Arabic for "Mongol") of the Indian subcontinent that existed between 1526 and 1857: the early Mughal emperors claimed a heritage dating back to the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan. The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the storied riches of the Mughal emperors, which, for example, produced the Taj Mahal.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"On that August Thursday afternoon, there was little freight traffic; a large "K3" Mogul went down with a short, fast goods, and a W.D. 2-8-0 proceeded northward light. […] We saw a few Gresley Moguls on goods, as a limited amount of freight traffic was sandwiched in even on this busy day."
— 1951 January, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Essex and Hertfordshire”, in Railway Magazine, pages 44, 46:
"[…] Crypto boosterism has a useful bipartisan appeal, garnering popularity among both antigovernment conservatives and socially liberal tech moguls."
— 2022 January 25, David Yaffe-Bellany, “The Rise of the Crypto Mayors”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"On the same slope, choose a steeper traverse track on a short mogul field that passes over a series of small moguls, and repeat the avalement movements."
— 1995, Martin Heckelman, The New Guide to Skiing, page 109:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous film ____ owned many studios and directed dozens of movies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wealthy media ____ owns several major newspapers and television stations across the country, giving him significant influence over public opinion.