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Antonyms for magnate

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mag-neyt, -nit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt

Definition of magnate

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "great man, noble, man of wealth," from Late Latin magnates, plural of magnas "great person, nobleman," from Latin magnus "great, large, big" (of size), "abundant" (of quantity), "great, considerable" (of value), "strong, powerful" (of force); of persons, "elder, aged," also, figuratively, "great, mighty, grand, important," from PIE *mag-no-, from root *meg- "great" (cf. Sanskrit maha-, mahat- "great;" Greek megas, fem. megale "great, large;" Gothic mikils, Old English micel "great, big, many;" see mickle).
  • noun important person, usually in business
Example sentences :
  • Then, as a new thought came to the magnate, he spoke with a trace of anxiety.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Then he dropped to a seat on the couch, and proceeded to make his confidences to the magnate.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The magnate, red-faced and angry, returned with him to the station.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The boy grinned bashfully and opined the magnate just mentioned was "all right."
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He was dressed like a magnate who was also a person of taste.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • All was conducted as if for the funeral of a magnate of Hungary.
  • Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
  • The two men who completed the prau's crew followed him into that magnate's campong.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • Bland innocence overspread the magnate's features as if in a layer.
  • Extract from : « Little Miss Grouch » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • And this was the way in which the Hungarian magnate examined his accounts every year.
  • Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai
  • Ere long my father will be as big a magnate as the White Chief.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Detroit » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Synonyms for magnate

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