ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tycoon

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /taɪˈkuːn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tycoon is a noun meaning A wealthy and powerful business person.

Meaning

A wealthy and powerful business person.

More Meanings

  1. (video games) A business simulator game, typically involving building and managing some form of infrastructure.
  2. (card games) The first placer of Tycoon.
  3. (video games) A game involving the use of a base to generate bricks and cash (similar to an idle game or clicker game), which can then be used to purchase upgrades and expand. Common within the massively multiplayer online game platform Roblox.

Example Sentences

Sometimes even Greek shipping tycoons run out of money.
In most tycoons, you will find an automatic machine called a dropper, which is used for producing bricks.
Tycoons / A game in which users build up some sort of business by earning money over time and then using that money on upgrades.
Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.

Word Forms

Synonyms for tycoon

Depending on context, synonyms include magnate, mogul, power, baron, king.

Antonyms for tycoon

Common opposites include beggar.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include magnate, king, baron, power, mogul, millionaire.

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