mogul

/ˈmoʊgəl/

/ˈmʌʊgəl/

Other forms: moguls

If you’re the type of person who likes to be in charge, you may have dreams of becoming a mogul — that is, a powerful businessperson.

The word mogul can refer to any powerful person — a studio mogul is a bigwig in the movie business, for example. The Mogul (or Mughal) Dynasty conquered India in the 16th century, and remained in power for hundreds of years. As a result, the word mogul became synonymous with "leader" or "ruler." A mogul is also a bump in a ski slope, but that root word is German.

Definitions of mogul

1. noun

   a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
   synonyms: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, power, top executive, tycoon

   types:

   oil tycoon

   a powerful person in the oil business

   type of:

   businessman, man of affairs

   a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
2. noun

   a bump on a ski slope
   type of:

   bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling

   something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings