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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mag·nate ETYMOLOGY Middle English magnates, plural, from Late Latin, from Latin magnus DATE 15th century : a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area English Etymology magnate 1430, "great man, noble, man of wealth," from L.L. magnates, pl.of magnas (gen. magnatis) "great person, nobleman," from L.magnus "great," from PIE *mag-no-, from base *meg- "great" (cf.Skt. maha-, mahat- "great," Gk. megas, fem. megale "great, large," Goth. mikils, O.E. micel "great, big, many"). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 magnate mag·nate / 5mA^neit / noun a person who is rich, powerful and successful, especially in business 权贵；要人；富豪；(尤指)产业大亨: a media / property / shipping magnate 媒体/房地产/航运业大亨 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun a businessman of exceptional wealth, influence, or power FF1C;the oil and steel magnateswho controlled whole nationsFF1E; Synonyms: baron, czar, king, merchant prince, mogul, prince, tycoon Related Words: figure, name, personage; ||biggie, big gun, big-timer, ||big wheel, fat cat, lion, nabob; plutocrat Idioms: captain of industry Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mag·nate \ˈmagˌnā]t, ˈmaig-, -_nə̇], usu ]d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English magnates, plural, from Late Latin, from Latin magnus great — more at much 1. a. : a person of rank : nobleman , peer < the king surrounded by his magnates was enthroned — L.G.W.Legg > b. : a person of influence or distinction < the county magnates and the peasants who farmed their land — Sam Pollock > < a smart little luncheon party at which my grandfather was entertaining an important local magnate — Osbert Lancaster > 2. : a person prominent in the management of a large industry or enterprise < a tobacco magnate who had crashed in competition — Times Literary Supplement > < a magnate of the first order in the world of industry and commerce — Ernest Barker > |
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