different between tycoon vs billionaire

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (taikun, “great lord / prince”), a title for the sh?gun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese ?? (daai6 baan1).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta??ku?n/
• Rhymes: -u?n

Noun

tycoon (plural tycoons)

1. A wealthy and powerful business person.

   Synonyms: captain of industry, magnate, mogul

Derived terms

• tycoonocracy
• tycoonocrat

Related terms

• daimy?
• taipan

Translations

Further reading

• tycoon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• coonty

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English, from Japanese ?? (taikun, “great prince”), a title for the sh?gun, from the Chinese root ? (“big, great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taj.kun/

Noun

tycoon m (plural tycoons)

1. tycoon, magnate

Synonyms

• magnat

English

Etymology

From billion +? -aire.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?l.i.??n??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?l.j??n??/

Noun

billionaire (plural billionaires)

1. Somebody whose wealth is greater than one billion (10⁹) dollars, or other currency.

   Synonym: (rare) milliardaire

Derived terms

Related terms

• millionaire
• trillionaire

Translations