Definitions for magnate

magnate mag·nate

Spelling: [mag-neyt, -nit]
IPA: /ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt/

Magnate is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 176 anagrams from letters in magnate (aaegmnt).

Definitions for magnate

noun

  1. a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.:
  2. a person of eminence or distinction in any field:
  3. a member of the former upper house in either the Polish or Hungarian parliament.

Origin of magnate

1400-50; back formation from Middle English magnates (plural) Late Latin magnātēs leading people, equivalent to Latin magn(us) magn- + -āt

Examples for magnate

He gained infamy (and a Lifetime movie) for pretending to be a magnate's heir.

All was conducted as if for the funeral of a magnate of Hungary.

Then, as a new thought came to the magnate, he spoke with a trace of anxiety.

The magnate, red-faced and angry, returned with him to the station.

The boy grinned bashfully and opined the magnate just mentioned was "all right."

The two men who completed the prau's crew followed him into that magnate's campong.

In 2006, the Left Front government invited the magnate Ratan Tata to set up his Nano factory at Singur.

He was dressed like a magnate who was also a person of taste.

Then he dropped to a seat on the couch, and proceeded to make his confidences to the magnate.

What brought Stephanie Seymour and her magnate husband, Peter Brant, back together after an ugly divorce battle?

Word Value for magnate
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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