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Meaning of TYCOON

Pronunciation:  tI'koon

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
 
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 Synonyms: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive
 
 See Also: businessman, man of affairs, oil tycoon

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ty*coon"\ (t[-i]`k[=oo]n"), n. [Chinese tai-kun great
prince.]
The title by which the shogun, or former commander in chief
of the Japanese army, was known to foreigners.
 

 

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