tycoon

CEFRB2

/taɪˈkuːn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very wealthy and powerful businessperson.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A business simulator game, typically involving building and managing some form of infrastructure.

Examples

  • He was a stock-market tycoon until the bears got him.

  • The tycoon endowed each son with a million dollars.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A game involving the use of a base to generate bricks and cash (similar to an idle game or clicker game), which can then be used to purchase upgrades and expand. Common within the massively multiplayer online game platform Roblox.

  2. A wealthy and powerful business person.

  3. The first placer of Tycoon.

More examples

In context

  • Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.

  • Sometimes even Greek shipping tycoons run out of money.

  • In most tycoons, you will find an automatic machine called a dropper, which is used for producing bricks.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun, “great lord, prince”), a title for the shōgun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹). The game sense was derived from the use of tycoon in titles of games in which one plays a tycoon (e.g., RollerCoaster Tycoon).