tycoon Definition
☆ ty·coon (tī ko̵̅o̅n′)
noun
- a title applied by foreigners to the former shogun of Japan
- a wealthy and powerful industrialist, financier, etc.
Etymology: SinoJpn taikun, term of respect for an emperor < tai, great (< Cantonese) + kun, monarch (< Cantonese kuan, official)
tycoon Synonyms
tycoon
n.
tycoon Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- own: One of the best is Pink Sands, owned by music tycoon Chris Blackwell's Island Outpost chain.
- back: In 2002, a group of dissident generals backed by opposition media tycoons and the Venezuelan elites launched a coup against Chávez.
Converse of object
- become: Join now: Try and become the wealthiest Monopoly property tycoon in the UK.
- bud: Obviously, this could happen but I very much doubt that legions of illegals are budding property tycoons.
- play: He went on to play the charmless would-be tycoon Paul Robinson in Neighbors.
- call: A mega-rich American tycoon called Rockefeller was asked ' how much does it take to satisfy a man?
Adjective modifier
- Russian: More Daily Mirror 12/25/2005 Mariah Carey rejects fur coats from Russian tycoon Lately a Russian tycoon has gone through a bit of embarrassment.
- American: American tycoon, Malcolm Glazer, took control of Manchester United.
- Indian: In 2003, she was left fuming after British Airways staff refused to upgrade her fiancé , Indian tycoon Arun Nayar.
- evil: The evil tycoon Koga Shuko is obsessed with finding both halves of the Double Dragon a talisman which will give him awesome mystical powers.
- retail: The retail tycoons Artemis vehicle will pay out 14 million euros in redundancy payments to the staff.
- rich: Avinash ( Bobby Deol ) is a rich business tycoon who is arrested for the murder of his wife Sanjana ( Lara Dutta ).
Modifies a noun
- game: That aside, there are some good tycoon games.
- father: At the same time, Lex Luthor's tycoon father is violently abducted in broad daylight.
Noun used with modifier
- billionaire: Elisabeth, the daughter of the billionaire media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, and her PR guru fiancé have two children each from former marriages.
- media: In January 1984 media tycoon Robert Maxwell attempted to take the club over.
- newspaper: For Kim is married to Todd, son of South African newspaper tycoon Cornelius van Zyl.
- oil: He would have made a great Texan oil tycoon.
- medium: The media tycoon takes over from Elliott Bernerd, who has resigned due to ill health.
- property: Wouldn't you rather rent from someone like her than a baby boomer BTL property tycoon?

