Preposition: of

• industry: In 1873, leading magnates of the industry formed the Coal Owners Association.

Converse of subject

• own: At the end of the 19th century it was owned by the newspaper magnate WH Smith who became Viscount Hambleden.

Converse of object

• become: The son suddenly becomes a kitchen magnate, a road hauler or owner of a security firm.

• ship: That his father is a shipping magnate is again glossed over... .

• land: In general, existing landed magnates were more active than is commonly supposed in buying yet more land.

• lead: In 1873, leading magnates of the industry formed the Coal Owners Association.

• contain: A couple of limousines drive by, but I suspect they contain oil magnates or football club owners rather than state councilors.

• meet: Becky had met other Hungarian magnates with the army in France in 1816-17.

Adjective modifier

• wealthy: Originally the wealthy steel magnates built their large houses up wind of the pollution from the industrial east end.

• industrial: Here, the bankers and the industrial magnates have the decisive word.

• powerful: She is the daughter of Rupert, the world's most powerful media magnate.

• leading: These include Richard, earl of Gloucester, a leading magnate of the day.

• American: American finance magnates ( who already exploit twelve million blacks in their own country ) have begun a peaceful invasion of Africa.

• great: Your next move might just make you Europe's greatest train magnate!

Noun used with modifier

• shipping: However, a shipping magnate has stepped in with a rival offer $ 4 million above Abbey's bid.

• media: Mr Berlusconi, a billionaire and media magnate who has been prime minister since 2001, has not yet commented directly on the results.

• steel: The library was made possible by a donation from the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.

• textile: Later it was bought and the grounds expanded from 20 to 300 acres by local textile magnate Henry Isaac Butterfield.

• mining: To the west, of some historical interest, is the Rand Club, haunt of mining magnates past and present.

• newspaper: At the time of his death his family was inundated with tributes from even the likes of American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.