Spanish Conversation · Level 175
15 words
Spanish word
magnate
Pronunciation
IPA/maɣˈnate/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)mogul
Example
Los magnates controlan varias empresas.
Moguls control several companies.
More examples
Un magnate donó una gran suma para el hospital.
A magnate donated a large sum to the hospital.
Core concept
A wealthy business owner who controls several major companies.
Common phrases
gran magnate
prominent magnate
magnate de negocios
business magnate
magnate empresarial
corporate magnate
Similar words
empresario: Entrepreneur who starts and runs a company, handling its daily management and growth.
capitalista: Individual who supplies large capital to businesses and wields financial influence as an investor.
inversor: Person who invests money in companies or stocks aiming to earn financial returns.
Definition in Spanish
Persona con gran poder económico e influencia en el ámbito empresarial que posee o dirige varias empresas importantes.
Word origin
Spanish magnate comes from Italian magnate and ultimately from Latin magnus 'great', with the sense of largeness applied to a person of great economic power and influence.
Usage tips
- The term appears frequently in news and business articles but sounds formal in everyday speech, where speakers more often use empresario or rico.
Other meanings
- tycoonnoun
- bigwignoun
Opposites
- plebeyocommonernoun