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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
Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Both watches were commissioned by the same gentleman: William R. Berkley, an insurance mogul based on Connecticuit.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
The music mogul was 91-years-old at the time of his death.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Forbes Valuation Sean Combs was once on the path to becoming a billionaire thanks to his extensive music career, business ventures that included the Sean John fashion and fragrance lines and founding the Revolt TV network and since unrealized plans to become a cannabis mogul.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Mogul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mogul. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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mogul
1 of 2 noun
mogul
2 of 2 noun
Noun
Persian Mughul "mogul," from Mongolian mongγol "Mongol"
Noun
from German dialect
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