: a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
a railroad magnate
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a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call
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Any frustration the Greek shipping magnate felt was understandable.
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Descendants of Mary Lily Kenan – Henry Flagler’s third wife – continue the tradition begun in 1895, when the railroad magnate built the Palm Beach Inn on the site to complement his nearby Royal Poinciana Hotel.
—Thomas Swick, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
But Musk isn’t the first magnate to get his own town in Texas.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Thelin offered a reminder that Harvard’s core endowment is not the result of one industrial magnate, like a Rockefeller, Carnegie, or Johns Hopkins, but was built over time through careful planning and a broad donor base.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Descendants of Mary Lily Kenan – Henry Flagler’s third wife – continue the tradition begun in 1895, when the railroad magnate built the Palm Beach Inn on the site to complement his nearby Royal Poinciana Hotel.
—Thomas Swick, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
But Musk isn’t the first magnate to get his own town in Texas.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Thelin offered a reminder that Harvard’s core endowment is not the result of one industrial magnate, like a Rockefeller, Carnegie, or Johns Hopkins, but was built over time through careful planning and a broad donor base.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Magnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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magnate
noun
mag·nate
ˈmag-ˌnāt 
-nət
: a person of rank, power, or influence (as in an industry)
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