magnate
noun
[ ˈmaɡneɪt ]
• a wealthy and influential businessman or businesswoman.
• "a property magnate"
Similar:
industrialist,
tycoon,
mogul,
captain of industry,
baron,
lord,
king,
proprietor,
entrepreneur,
merchant prince,
financier,
top executive,
chief,
leader,
VIP,
notable,
magnifico,
nabob,
grandee,
noble,
prelate,
big shot,
bigwig,
honcho,
big wheel,
fat cat,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin magnas, magnat- ‘great man’, from Latin magnus ‘great’.
