tycoon

Meaning

1. A wealthy and powerful business person.
2. A genre of video games in which players earn money which is then used to purchase upgrades.

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

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; cf. Street Fighter and later fighter (“game with a focus on physical combat”)).