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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mag·nate /ˈmæɡneɪt, -nət/ noun [countable]  RICHa rich and powerful person in industry or business 大亨,巨头 SYN tycoonsteel/oil/shipping etc magnate a powerful media magnate 实力强大的传媒巨头
Examples from the Corpus
magnateFoundations set up by magnates such as Carnegie and Rockefeller provided most of the funding for the arts in the US.Both were his colleagues amongst the seven original confederate magnates.John Fitzgeoffrey was evidently a man of considerable parts, respected both by his fellow magnates and by the king.Inevitably the interests of individual magnates varied.Both history and literature are full of stories of men who metamorphosed into magnates because they controlled some scarce factor of production.newspaper magnate William Randolph HearstMiss Hinkle was always trying to make me an office magnate, dictating letters and answering telephone calls.She married a Texan oil magnate.Bloomwater's present owner was a more prosaic figure, Sir Lionel Newman, the paper magnate.the property magnate who owns the Empire State Buildingsteel/oil/shipping etc magnateSukarno became fascinated by Hartini, wife of an oil magnate.
From Longman Business Dictionarymagnatemag‧nate /ˈmægneɪt, -nət/ noun [countable] a very powerful and rich person who owns a large company or group of companiesthe media magnate Rupert MurdochOrigin magnate (1400-1500) Late Latin magnates (plural), from Latin magnus great
mag·nate nounChineseSyllable
business in Corpus and powerful a industry person or rich Business


magnate
magnate /ˈmæɡneɪt, -nət/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: magnates (plural), from Latin magnus 'great'
a rich and powerful person in industry or business
   SYN  tycoon
    steel/oil/shipping etc magnate
    a powerful media magnate


mag·nateBrE /ˈmæɡneɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmæɡneɪt/ 🔊 nouna person who is rich, powerful and successful, especially in business 权贵;要人;富豪;(尤指)产业大亨a media/property/shipping magnate 媒体/房地产/航运业大亨