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mogul definition

mo·gul (mō′gəl)

noun

Skiing a bump or ridge of closely packed snow, built up on a curve where skiers turn

Etymology: < Mogul: reason for use uncert.

Mogul definition

Mo·gul (mō′gul′, -gəl; mō gul′)

noun

  1. a Mongol, or Mongolian; esp., any of the Mongolian conquerors of India and Persia, or any of their descendants
  2. a powerful or important person, esp. one with autocratic power

Etymology: Pers Mughul < Mongolian Moṅgol, a Mongol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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