tycoon

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taɪˈkuːn/ Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === tycoon (plural tycoons) A wealthy and powerful business person. Synonyms: captain of industry, magnate, mogul (video games) 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. Synonym: tycoon game (card games) The first placer of Tycoon. Antonym: beggar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== daimyō taipan ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === tycoon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === coonty == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English, from Japanese 大君 (taikun, “great prince”), a title for the shōgun, from the Chinese root 大 (“big, great”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taj.kun/ === Noun === tycoon m (plural tycoons) tycoon, magnate Synonym: magnat