mogul
[ moh-guh l ]
/ ˈmoʊ gəl /
noun
a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.
Origin of mogul
1960–65; < dialectal German; compare Austrian dialect
Mugel small hill
OTHER WORDS FROM mogul
mo·guled, adjectiveWords nearby mogul
Definition for mogul (2 of 2)
Mogul
[ moh-guh l, -guhl, moh-guhl ]
/ ˈmoʊ gəl, -gʌl, moʊˈgʌl /
noun
any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803.
See also Great Mogul.
any of their descendants.
(lowercase)
an important, powerful, or influential person: a mogul of the movie industry.
a Mongol or Mongolian.
Railroads.
a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck.
adjective
of or relating to the Moguls or their empire.
Also
Mo·ghul,
Mu·ghal
(for defs 1, 2, 6).
Origin of Mogul
1580–90; < Persian
mughul
Mongol
Example sentences from the Web for mogul
British Dictionary definitions for mogul (1 of 3)
mogul
1
/ (ˈməʊɡʌl, məʊˈɡʌl) /
noun
an important or powerful person
a type of steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels
Word Origin for mogul
C18: from
Mogul
British Dictionary definitions for mogul (2 of 3)
mogul
2
/ (ˈməʊɡəl) /
noun
a mound of hard snow on a ski slope
Word Origin for mogul
C20: perhaps from South German dialect
Mugl
British Dictionary definitions for mogul (3 of 3)
Mogul
/ (ˈməʊɡʌl, məʊˈɡʌl) /
noun
a member of the Muslim dynasty of Indian emperors established by Baber in 1526
See Great Mogul
a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian
adjective
of or relating to the Moguls or their empire
Word Origin for Mogul
C16: from Persian
mughul Mongol