Synonyms for captain of industry

Most common

merchant prince · tai-pan · tycoon · magnate · robber baron · mogul

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A prominent business person who owns, or is the highest-ranking executive of, one or more major firms, especially one who has considerable wealth and influence.

Related words

Is a kind of

boss businessman

Example sentences

• tycoon The tycoon endowed each son with a million dollars.
• magnate Sami was an Egyptian shipping magnate.

By length

5 letters

mogul²

6 letters

tycoon²

7 letters

magnate²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mogul² = 2 syllables).