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Meaning of MOGUL

Pronunciation:  'mowgul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
  2. [n]  a member of the Moslem dynasty that ruled India until 1857
 
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 Synonyms: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, Moghul, power, top executive, tycoon
 
 See Also: businessman, man of affairs, oil tycoon, ruler, swayer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Mo*gul"\, n. [From the Mongolian.]
    1. A person of the Mongolian race.
    2. (Railroad) A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having
       three pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled
       truck.
    {Great}, or {Grand}, {Mogul}, the sovereign of the empire
       founded in Hindostan by the Mongols under Baber in the
       sixteenth century. Hence, a very important personage; a
       lord; -- sometimes only {mogul}.
    
  2. \Mo*gul"\, n.
    A great personage; magnate; autocrat.
    
 
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