mogul
pronunciation
How to pronounce mogul in British English:
UK [ˈməʊɡl]
How to pronounce mogul in American English:
US [ˈmoʊɡl]
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- Noun:
- a bump on a ski slope
- a very wealthy or powerful businessman
Word Origin
- mogul (n.1)
- "powerful person," 1670s, from Great Mogul, Mongol emperor of India after the conquest of 1520s, from Persian and Arabic mughal, mughul, alteration of Mongol (q.v.), the Asiatic people.
- mogul (n.2)
- "elevation on a ski slope," 1961, probably [Barnhart] from Scandinavian (compare dialectal Norwegian mugje, fem. muga, "a heap, a mound"), or [OED] from southern German dialect mugel in the same sense.
Example
- 1. Mr henry may be the canniest mogul of all .
- 2. The young functionary prided himself on handling the mogul 's account and was pathetically eager to please him .
- 3. He is the last media mogul .
- 4. Another young tech mogul has ruffled even more feathers .
- 5. Milner sounds more like a traditional media mogul than a web entrepreneur .