magnate

Definition

Powerful industrialist; captain of industry.

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin magnātēs, plural of magnās, from magnus (“great”), mid 15th c.

Example Sentences

• "I have decided to become an oil magnate, after spending quite some time reading the dictionary definition of the word magnate."
• "With a suitable amount of life experience under her belt, she sat down and conjured up the sexiest, most delicious Italian wine magnate she could imagine, had him make his biggest mistake, and gave him a wife on the run."
• "Sir Richard Branson is an English business magnate, best known as the founder of the multimillion-pound Virgin Group, which consists of more than four hundred companies."