Meanings
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noun
A very rich or powerful person, especially in business or media.
She started as a junior reporter and ended up a media mogul.
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2
noun
A small hard bump on a ski slope.
He skied carefully down the slope, weaving between the moguls.
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Etymology
Figurative use of Moghul, which originally meant Mongol, or person of Mongolian descent. In this context, it refers to the Mughal Empire (Mughal being Persian or Arabic for "Mongol") of the Indian subcontinent that existed between 1526 and 1857: the early Mughal emperors claimed a heritage dating back to the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan. The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the storied riches of the Mughal emperors, which, for example, produced the Taj Mahal.