mogul

¹

[ moh-guhl ]

noun

1. a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.

Mogul

²

[ moh-guhl, -guhl, moh-guhl ]

noun

1. any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. Great Mogul.
2. any of their descendants.
3. (lowercase) an important, powerful, or influential person:

   a mogul of the movie industry.

4. a Mongol or Mongolian.
5. Railroads. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Moguls or their empire.

Mogul

¹

/ məʊˈɡʌl; ˈməʊɡʌl /

noun

1. a member of the Muslim dynasty of Indian emperors established by Baber in 1526 See Great Mogul
2. a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian

adjective

1. of or relating to the Moguls or their empire

mogul

²

/ ˈməʊɡʌl; məʊˈɡʌl /

noun

1. an important or powerful person
2. a type of steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels

mogul

³

/ ˈməʊɡəl /

noun

1. a mound of hard snow on a ski slope

Other Words From

• moguled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mogul¹

1960–65; < dialectal German; compare Austrian dialect Mugel small hill

Origin of mogul²

First recorded in 1580–90; from Persian mughul Mongol

Word History and Origins

Origin of mogul¹

C16: from Persian mughul Mongol

Origin of mogul²

C18: from Mogul

Origin of mogul³

C20: perhaps from South German dialect Mugl

Example Sentences

The reality TV mogul bared her butt—and everything else, too—for Paper Magazine in a spread that sent Twitter into a tizzy.

From The Daily Beast

After four years, two trials, an adoption, and multiple jury scandals, polo mogul John Goodman was found guilty of manslaughter.

From The Daily Beast

She is a young television mogul, actress, comedy writer, and flowering feminist in the public eye.

From The Daily Beast

A Japanese media mogul and his geisha entertainers—so they can hit as many bars as possible before dawn.

From The Daily Beast

As a result of this book it is now much easier to calibrate the nature, range, and methods of the mogul.

From The Daily Beast

The moon rose on a terrified mob trudging or riding the forty miles of road between Meerut and the Mogul capital.

From Project Gutenberg

He remembered how decorous and dignified was the Mogul court when Britain paid honor to an ancient dynasty.

From Project Gutenberg

The great mogul, the emperor of China, and the emperor of Japan are always addressed kneeling.

From Project Gutenberg

The present Great Mogul has so little taste, that he has had this divan divided into two parts by a very paltry partition wall.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mogul keeps elephants for the execution of criminals condemned to death.

From Project Gutenberg

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