mogul
Powerful business figure
A mogul is a powerful or influential person in a particular industry: a media mogul, a real estate mogul.
The word implies wealth and dominance.
Separately, moguls are the bumps that form on ski slopes from repeated turns by skiers. (Capitalized Mogul refers to the Mughal dynasty of India.)
Wealthy business leader
- baronLow-ranking peer
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- titanDominant figure in field
- capitalistPrivate ownership supporter
oligarch · entrepreneur · financier · billionaire · conglomerate · kingpin · empire builder · dealmaker
Mughal dynasty leader
- Taj MahalMarble mausoleum in Agra
- Red FortMughal-era Delhi fortress
- DelhiIndia's capital territory
- Indo-PersianBlended subcontinental-Iranian heritage
Shah Jahan · Hindustan · Rajput · Urdu
Small raised areas
- powderFine dry particles
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- downhillToward the bottom
- slopesAngled ground surfaces
trails · groomed · off-piste · black diamond · alpine · absorption · carving · terrain park
magnate
Wealthy business leader
- baronLow-ranking peer
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- titanDominant figure in field
capitalist · oligarch · entrepreneur · financier · billionaire · conglomerate · kingpin · empire builder · dealmaker · powerbroker
Akbar
Mughal dynasty leader
Shah Jahan · Indo-Persian · Hindustan · Rajput · Urdu
bumps
Small raised areas
slopes · trails · groomed · off-piste · black diamond · alpine · absorption · carving · terrain park · winter sports
kingmaker
Political influence wielder
- cloutInformal power or punch
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
sway · pull · connections · networking · authority · prestige · dominance · backing · brokerage · insider
- corporate worldCEO, CFO, COO, VP, executive
- HollywoodHollywood, Tinseltown, Hollywood Sign, silver screen, movie stars
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
- skiingskiing, ski, ski resort, ski slope, ski slopes
- bigwigsbigwig, big shot, big wig, VIP, big kahuna
- business empirestycoon, magnate, conglomerate, monopoly, merger
mogulnobody
Inconsequential person
underling · peon · subordinate · powerless · nonentity
mogulpauper
Person in extreme poverty
beggar · peasant · have-not · poor person · indigent
mogulnobody
Inconsequential person
unknown · face in the crowd · everyman · common man · nonentity
- tech mogulWealthy technology industry leader
- media mogulCommunications industry titan
- business mogulsPowerful commercial leaders
- real estate mogulPowerful figure in land dealing
- fashion mogulPowerful figure in apparel
- entertainment mogulPowerful media industry leader