mogul

CEFRB2

/ˈməʊɡəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A powerful and successful person in business or entertainment.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

Examples

  • The business mogul invested in real estate.

  • The powerful movie mogul produced several blockbuster films.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmoʊɡəl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A steam locomotive of the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.

  2. A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.

  3. A hump or bump on a skiing piste.

More examples

In context

  • The skiing mogul course was challenging.

  • a Silicon Valley tech mogul

  • […] Crypto boosterism has a useful bipartisan appeal, garnering popularity among both antigovernment conservatives and socially liberal tech moguls.

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Origin

noun

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.