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 New York Post lady was there just looking so smug,” the lifestyle mogul said in the documentary.

From Salon

The man says the lawyer tried to extort a payout in return for not identifying him as a sexual abuser tied to the hip-hop mogul.

From Los Angeles Times

But in a motion filed Monday, the music mogul’s lawyers contend that what investigators actually seized from his Metropolitan Detention Center cell in Brooklyn was “attorney-client privileged material,” including handwritten notes by Combs.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump was originally expected to pick either Wall Street mogul Howard Lutnick or hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, but is now reportedly having second thoughts.

From Salon

It’s apparent in how American Tech moguls want looser regulations on I-9 visas but also tariffs to protect America’s tech industry from China.

From Salon

Related Words

• executive
• magnate
• tycoon