Meaning & use

mogul

noun·Academic

A powerful or wealthy person, especially one who is highly influential in a particular industry.

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The media mogul owned several television networks across the country.

She dreamed of becoming a business mogul before she turned thirty.

A note on using this word

"Mogal" is a misspelling of "mogul," which also refers to a bump on a ski slope in an unrelated sense.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A bump or ridge of packed snow on a ski slope.

The skier expertly weaved between each mogul on the steep run.

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