Business magnate
Entrepreneur who has achieved wealth and prominence from a particular industry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Tycoon" and "Industrialist" redirect here. For other uses, see Tycoon (disambiguation) and Industrialist (disambiguation).
For magnates in the mass media industry, see Media proprietor.
A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the creation or ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. The term characteristically refers to a powerful entrepreneur and investor who controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Such individuals have been known by different terms throughout history, such as robber barons, captains of industry, moguls, oligarchs, plutocrats, or tai-pans.
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