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 Definitions of magnate  [ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt]  

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Definition of 'magnate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) magnate
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular field.

Etymology:  (1400–50; back formation from magnates (pl.), late ME < LL magnātēs leading people)

Definition of 'magnate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
"an oil baron"


Definition of 'magnate' Webster Dictionary 

1.  magnate
a person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere

2.  magnate
one of the nobility, or certain high officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland


Translation of 'magnate' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a man of wealth or power
He is a rich shipping magnate.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: magnaat Arabic flag Arabic: قَطْب، رَجُل عَظيم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: магнат
Brazilian flag Brazilian: magnata Czech flag Czech: magnát German flag German: der Magnat
Danish flag Danish: magnat; -magnat Greek flag Greek: μεγιστάνας Spanish flag Spanish: magnate
Estonian flag Estonian: magnaat Farsi flag Farsi: نجیب زاده Finnish flag Finnish: magnaatti
French flag French: magnat Hebrew flag Hebrew: אֵיל הוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: प्रभावशाली
Croatian flag Croatian: velikaš, magnat Hungarian flag Hungarian: mágnás Indonesian flag Indonesian: tokoh terkemuka
Icelandic flag Icelandic: áhrifamaður Italian flag Italian: magnate Japanese flag Japanese: 大立て物
Korean flag Korean: 거물, 유력자 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: magnatas Latvian flag Latvian: magnāts; lielīpašnieks
Malay flag Malay: usahawan yang ulung Dutch flag Dutch: magnaat Norwegian flag Norwegian: kakse, stormann
Polish flag Polish: potentat Persian flag Persian: نجیب زاده Pashto flag Pashto: د پيسو او شان خاوند
Portuguese flag Portuguese: magnata Romanian flag Romanian: magnat Russian flag Russian: магнат
Slovak flag Slovak: magnát Slovenian flag Slovenian: magnat Serbian flag Serbian: magnat
Swedish flag Swedish: magnat Thai flag Thai: คนสำคัญมาก Turkish flag Turkish: nüfuzlu kimse, kodaman
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 巨頭, 大亨 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: магнат Urdu flag Urdu: بارسوخ مالدار آدمی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: trùm (tư bản) Chinese flag Chinese: 巨头,富豪

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