tycoon

Meaning

1. A wealthy and powerful business person.
2. A game involving the use of a base to generate bricks and cash (similar to an idle game or clicker game), which can then be used to purchase upgrades and expand. Common within the massively multiplayer online game platform Roblox.
3. A Japanese shedding game
4. A Japanese shedding game

Synonyms

magnate

mogul

baron

king

👑

top executive

captain of industry

entrepreneur

power

big businessman

business leader

businessman

ace

nob

operator

Mogul

powerful

trader

grandee

industrialist

fat cat

Translations

magnat

magnate

magnate

magnata

Magnat

magnaat

magnat

Manager

Tycoon

nabab

baron

μεγιστάνας

pouvoir

επιχειρηματικός μεγιστάνας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taɪˈkuːn/

Etymology

Cognate with Cantonese: 大班

In summary

Borrowed from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun, “great lord, prince”), a title for the shōgun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹). The game sense was derived from the use of tycoon in titles of games in which one plays a tycoon (e.g., RollerCoaster Tycoon).