Mogul

See also: mogul, mögül, and moʻgʻul

English

Noun

Mogul (plural Moguls)

  1. Alternative spelling of Moghul.
  2. (rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.
    • 1951 January, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Essex and Hertfordshire”, in Railway Magazine, pages 44, 46:
      On that August Thursday afternoon, there was little freight traffic; a large "K3" Mogul went down with a short, fast goods, and a W.D. 2-8-0 proceeded northward light. […] We saw a few Gresley Moguls on goods, as a limited amount of freight traffic was sandwiched in even on this busy day.

Proper noun

Mogul

  1. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English mogul. Doublet of Mongole.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈɡuːl/, /ˈmoːɡʊl/
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Noun

Mogul m (mixed or strong, genitive Moguls, plural Moguln or Mogule)

  1. mogul (rich or powerful person)
    Synonyms: Magnat, Tycoon
    • 2015 October 22, Heike Buchter, “Unzensierter Krawall”, in Die Zeit‎[1]:
      Trump drohte sogar mit einem Fox-Boykott. Das brachte Ailes nicht etwa dazu, von Trump eine Entschuldigung zu verlangen, sondern stattdessen persönlich bei dem New Yorker Mogul anzurufen und sich mit ihm zu versöhnen.
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Declension

Declension of Mogul [masculine, mixed // strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mogul die Moguln, Mogule
genitive eines des Moguls der Moguln, Mogule
dative einem dem Mogul den Moguln, Mogulen
accusative einen den Mogul die Moguln, Mogule

Derived terms

  • Finanzmogul
  • Medienmogul

Further reading

  • “Mogul” in Duden online
  • “Mogul” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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