mogul
noun
[ ˈməʊɡ(ə)l ]
• an important or powerful person, especially in the film or media industry.
• "the Hollywood movie mogul, Sam Goldwyn"
Similar:
magnate,
tycoon,
VIP,
notable,
notability,
personage,
baron,
captain,
king,
lord,
grandee,
mandarin,
nabob,
bigwig,
big shot,
big noise,
big cheese,
big gun,
big wheel,
big fish,
top dog,
Big Chief,
Big Daddy,
biggie,
heavy,
fat cat,
kahuna,
top banana,
big enchilada,
macher,
• a steam locomotive of 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.
Origin:
late 17th century: figurative use of Mogul.
mogul
noun
• a bump on a ski slope formed by skiers turning.
• "a mogul field"
Origin:
1960s: probably from southern German dialect Mugel, Mugl .
Mogul
noun
• a member of the Muslim dynasty of Mongol origin founded by the successors of Tamerlane, which ruled much of India from the 16th to the 19th century.
• "Mogul architecture"
Origin:
from Persian muġul ‘Mongol’.
