mogul Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bump on a ski slope
  2. noun a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
    Moghul.
  3. noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman
    business leader; tycoon; magnate; baron; power; king; top executive; big businessman.
    • an oil baron

WordNet


Mo*gul" noun
Etymology
From the Mongolian.
Definitions
  1. A person of the Mongolian race.
  2. (Railroad) A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having three pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled truck. or Moghul. Dryden.

Webster 1913