Added 9 October 2026
tycoon
/taɪˈkuːn/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tycoon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A very wealthy or powerful businessman.
an oil baron
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 大君 (“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).
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