Mogul definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A mogul is an important, rich, and powerful businessman, especially one in the news, film, or television industry. ...an international media mogul. ...Hollywood ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'mogul'    Share× Credits× mogul (moʊgəl ) Wordforms:pluralmoguls 1. countablenounAMogulwasaMuslimrulerinIndiainthesixteenthtoeighteenthcenturies. 2. countablenoun Amogulisanimportant,rich,andpowerfulbusinessman,especiallyoneinthenews,film,ortelevisionindustry. ...aninternationalmediamogul. ...Hollywoodmoviemoguls. Synonyms:tycoon,lord[old-fashioned],baron[old-fashioned],notable MoreSynonymsofMogul COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Imageof mogul ©MarcinMoryc,shutterstock Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'mogul' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'mogul' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'allhail' HindiTranslationof'mogul' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps MogulinBritishEnglish (ˈməʊɡʌl ,məʊˈɡʌl ) noun1. amemberoftheMuslimdynastyofIndianemperorsestablishedbyBaberin1526 SeeGreatMogul 2. aMuslimIndian,Mongol,orMongolian adjective3. oforrelatingtotheMogulsortheirempire CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC16:fromPersianmughulMongol mogulinBritishEnglish1 (ˈməʊɡʌl ,məʊˈɡʌl ) noun1. animportantorpowerfulperson 2. atypeofsteamlocomotivewithawheelarrangementoftwoleadingwheels,sixdrivingwheels,andnotrailingwheels CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC18:fromMogul mogulinBritishEnglish2 (ˈməʊɡəl ) nounamoundofhardsnowonaskislope CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC20:perhapsfromSouthGermandialectMugl MogulinAmericanEnglish (ˈmoʊˌgʌl ;ˈmoʊgəl ;moʊˈgʌl ) noun1.  aMongol,orMongolian;esp.,anyoftheMongolianconquerorsofIndiaandPersia,oranyoftheirdescendants 2. [m-] apowerfulorimportantperson,esp.onewithautocraticpower Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginPersMughul