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mogul |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mogul \Mo*gul"\, n. [From the Mongolian.] 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. {Great}, or {Grand}, {Mogul}, the sovereign of the empire founded in Hindostan by the Mongols under Baber in the sixteenth century. Hence a very important personage; a lord; -- sometimes only {mogul}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mogul \Mo*gul"\, n. A great personage; magnate; autocrat. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Mogul n 1: a member of the Moslem dynasty that ruled India until 1857 [syn: {Mogul}, {Moghul}] 2: a very wealthy or powerful businessman: "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader}, {king}, {magnate}, {power}, {top executive}, {tycoon}]
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