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tycoon

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6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /taɪˈkuːn/Part of speech nounSorted cnootyStarts with TEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a very wealthy or powerful businessperson

Word origin

Borrowed from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun, “great lord, prince”), a title for the shōgun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹). The game sense was derived from the use of tycoon in titles of games in which one plays a tycoon (e.g., RollerCoaster Tycoon).

Used in a sentence

  • Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.
  • Sometimes even Greek shipping tycoons run out of money.
  • Zoo Tycoon is only one of several "tycoon" types of games, such as Railroad Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Pizza Tycoon, and, without the "tycoon" title, but with all the fun and challenge, The Movies.

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