different between tycoon vs plutocrat

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

Alternative forms

• ploutocrat (archaic)

Etymology

From pluto- +? -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek ??????? (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + ?????? (krátos, “power, might”).

Noun

plutocrat (plural plutocrats)

1. Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

   Synonyms: oligarch, (rare) tycoonocrat

Related terms

• plutocracy
• plutocratic

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French ploutocrate

Noun

plutocrat m (plural plutocra?i)

1. plutocrat

Declension