tycoon

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Etymology [edit]

From Japanese 大君 (たいくん, taikun), a title for the shogun.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /tai.ˈkuːn/, X-SAMPA: /tai"ku:n/
  • Other 1: (tīko͞onʹ)
  • Other 2: tigh-KOON
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Noun [edit]

tycoon (plural tycoons)

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  1. A wealthy and powerful business person.
    Chairman Yu is a tycoon who owns multiple hotel chains.
    • 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 24, Crime out of Mind[1]:
      Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.

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