magnate

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæɡneɪt/, /ˈmæɡnət/
• Homophone: magnet (/ˈmægnət/)

Etymology

From Latin magnum ‎(“great”)

Noun

magnate ‎(plural magnates)

1. Metal object with flux.
2. Powerful industrialist; captain of industry.
3. A person of rank, influence or distinction in any sphere.

Usage notes

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Translations

wealthy and powerful business figure

• Danish: magnat c
• French: magnat (fr) m
• Italian: magnate (it) m

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: magnat m

  Nynorsk: magnat m

• Portuguese: magnata (pt)
• Swedish: magnat (sv) c

Anagrams

• gateman
• magenta, Magenta
• nametag

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Italian

Noun

magnate m ‎(plural magnati)

1. magnate, tycoon, captain of industry

Anagrams

• magenta

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Latin

Noun

magnāte

1. vocative singular of magnātus

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɰ.ˈna.te/

Noun

magnate m ‎(plural magnates, feminine magnata)

1. magnate, tycoon