English-Thai Dictionary

magnate

N คนสำคัญ มาก  ผู้มีอิทธิพล มาก  คนใหญ่คนโต  baron big businessman mogul kon-sam-kan-mak

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAGNATE

MAGNATE Mag "nate, Etym: [F. magnat, L. (pl. ) magnates, magnati, fr. magnus great. See Master. ]

 

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

 

2. 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

magnate

mag nate |ˈmagˌnāt, ˈmagnət ˈmæɡˌneɪt | ▶noun a wealthy and influential person, esp. in business: a media magnate. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin magnas, magnat- ‘great man, ’ from Latin magnus ‘great. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

magnate

magnate |ˈmagneɪt | ▶noun a wealthy and influential businessman or businesswoman. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin magnas, magnat- ‘great man ’, from Latin magnus ‘great ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

magnate

magnate noun the industrial magnates of the nineteenth century: tycoon, mogul, captain of industry, baron, lord, king, magnifico; industrialist, proprietor; informal big shot, big cheese, (head ) honcho; derogatory fat cat.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

magnate

magnate noun the real power lay in the hands of a few rich magnates and landowners: industrialist, tycoon, mogul, captain of industry, baron, lord, king, proprietor, entrepreneur, merchant prince, financier, top executive; chief, leader, VIP, notable, magnifico, nabob, grandee, noble, prelate; informal big shot, bigwig, honcho; N. Amer. informal big wheel; derogatory fat cat. ANTONYMS pawn.

 

Spanish Dictionary

magnate

magnate nombre común Persona muy rica e importante por su cargo o por su poder, especialmente en el mundo de los negocios, la industria o las finanzas :la cadena ha sido comprada por un magnate de la televisión italiana .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del latín tardío magnate (s ), plural de magnatus ‘personaje ilustre y poderoso ’. De la familia etimológica de tamaño (V.).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

magnate

mag nate /mǽɡneɪt /名詞 C (実業界などの )大物 ; (業界の )有力者, 巨頭 ▸ a railroad magnate 鉄道王