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

MOM stands for Moguls of Media, and despite the name, family-friendly it is not.

From Los Angeles Times

The Hugh and I and Mogul films were found in the house of a collector who had 150 old projectors.

From BBC

So we started writing a movie called “The Mogul.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Hello new Music Mogul @realDonaldTrump. We just took a flame thrower to the music industry.”

From Seattle Times

One balloon, part of Project Mogul, was designed to fly high and search over long distances for weak reverberations after a nuclear test.

From New York Times

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