magnate
[ mag-neyt, -nit ]
/ ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /
noun
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate.
a person of eminence or distinction in any field: literary magnates.
a member of the former upper house in either the Polish or Hungarian parliament.
Origin of magnate
1400–50; back formation from Middle English
magnates (plural) < Late Latin
magnātēs leading people, equivalent to Latin
magn(us)
magn- +
-ātēs, plural of
-ās noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM magnate
mag·nate·ship, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH magnate
magnate magnetWords nearby magnate
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British Dictionary definitions for magnate
magnate
/ (ˈmæɡneɪt, -nɪt) /
noun
a person of power and rank in any sphere, esp in industry
history
a great nobleman
(formerly) a member of the upper chamber in certain European parliaments, as in Hungary
Derived forms of magnate
magnateship, nounWord Origin for magnate
C15: back formation from earlier
magnates from Late Latin: great men, plural of
magnās, from Latin
magnus great