tycoon

Meanings

Plural: tycoons

Noun

a very wealthy or powerful businessman
A wealthy and powerful business person.
A game involving the use of a base to generate bricks and cash (similar to an idle game or clicker game), which can then be used to purchase upgrades and expand. Common within the massively multiplayer online game platform Roblox.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun, “great lord, prince”), a title for the shōgun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹). The game sense was derived from the use of tycoon in titles of games in which one plays a tycoon (e.g., RollerCoaster Tycoon).

Synonyms

baron, big businessman, business leader, captain of industry, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon game

Scrabble Score: 11

tycoon is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tycoon is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tycoon is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

tycoon is a valid Words With Friends word