tycoon
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tycoon¹
- /taɪˈkuːn/
Rhymes with -uːn
Where it comes from
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).
noun tycoons
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A wealthy and powerful business person.
Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.
Similar: captain of industry, magnate, mogul
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A business simulator game, typically involving building and managing some form of business or infrastructure.
Zoo Tycoon is only one of several "tycoon" types of games, such as Railroad Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Pizza Tycoon, and, without the "tycoon" title, but with all the fun and challenge, The Movies.
Similar: tycoon game
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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.
Tycoons / A game in which users build up some sort of business by earning money over time and then using that money on upgrades.
Similar: tycoon game
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The first placer of Tycoon.
Opposite: beggar
Tycoon²
proper noun
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A Japanese shedding game
Similar: Daifugō
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: magnate, king, baron, power, mogul, big businessman, business leader, top executive, millionaire, leader, empire, businessman, chaebol, giant, fortress, pole
Translations
Every language
noun wealthy, powerful business person
| Español | magnate, pez gordo |
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| 한국어 | 거물 geomul |
| 日本語 | 巨頭 kyotō, 大立者 ōdatemono, 実力者 jitsuryokusha |
| 中文 | 大亨 dàhēng, 巨頭 /巨头 jùtóu, 財閥 /财阀 cáifá, 大款 dàkuǎn |
| Português | magnata |
| Français | magnat, tycoon |
| Deutsch | Magnat, Tycoon, Mogul, Manager |
| Italiano | magnate, capitano d'industria, mogol, mogul, tycoon |
| Ελληνικά | μεγαλοεπιχειρηματίας megaloepicheirimatías, βασιλιάς vasiliás, μεγιστάνας megistánas |
| Română | magnat |
| Русский | магна́т magnát |
| Tiếng Việt | trùm tư bản, vua tư bản, tài phiệt |
| עברית | טַיְיקוּן taykún, אֵיל הוֹן ēl hon |
Talk about this word "tycoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tycoon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tycoon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tycoon "tycoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tycoon.Cite this
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title = {tycoon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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