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Started by Bābur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, the Muslim Mogul dynasty ruled much of India from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century. The Moguls (whose name is also spelled Moghul or Mughal) were known for their talented and powerful rulers, called "Great Moguls"; English speakers borrowed the word for other powerful persons, as in today's familiar references to "media moguls." Skiers might wonder if such power moguls have anything to do with the name they use for a bump in a ski run, but that hilly homonym is of Germanic origin and has nothing to do with Asian Mogul dynasties.
Examples of mogul in a Sentence
Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
Epstein befriended a host of famous and powerful people, including former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Prince Andrew, Nobel-Prize winners, actresses, actors, hedge fund moguls and bankers.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
Advertisement Back in 1994, media mogul Sumner Redstone famously triumphed over Diller in a hard-fought bidding war for control of the Melrose Avenue film studio.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
The real-estate mogul boomerangs among his offices in New York, Chicago, Buenos Aires, Lisbon, Wellington, and London.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mogul. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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mogul
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mogul
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Noun
Persian Mughul "mogul," from Mongolian mongγol "Mongol"
Noun
from German dialect
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