tycoon
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a very wealthy or powerful businessman“an oil baron”Synonyms: baronbig businessmanbusiness leaderkingmagnatemogulpowertop executive
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Tycoon \Ty*coon"\ (t[-i]`k[=oo]n"), n. [Chinese tai-kun great prince.] The title by which the shogun, or former commander in chief of the Japanese army, was known to foreigners. [1913 Webster]