magnate

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmæɡneɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #28784

Meanings

1

noun
A very rich and powerful person in business or industry.

The oil magnate owned companies on three continents.
2

noun
A person of great rank or influence in any field.

The dinner was attended by the magnates of the art world.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a very rich and powerful... king

Word family

Forms magnates

Derived forms antimagnatemagnateship

Etymology

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

magnātēs la-lat

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# magnate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmæɡneɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 28784

## Meanings
1. A very rich and powerful person in business or industry.
2. A person of great rank or influence in any field.

## Examples
- The oil magnate owned companies on three continents.
- The dinner was attended by the magnates of the art world.

## Derived Forms
- antimagnate
- magnateship

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: magnātēs

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

## AI Etymology
Magnate: Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin magnātēs, plural of magnās, from magnus (“great”), mid 15th c. Important recorded forms include magnātēs (la-lat). Current senses include a very rich and powerful person in business or industry and a person of great rank or influence in any field. The wider family includes derived forms such as antimagnate and magnateship.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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