MOGUL
What does "MOGUL" mean?
An important, powerful, or influential person, especially in business or industry.
Meanings
- A magnate; someone with great power or wealth in a particular field. The film mogul controlled three studios and half the theaters in town.
- A bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope. She carved between the moguls without losing her rhythm. technical
- A member or descendant of the Muslim dynasty that ruled much of India from the 16th to 19th centuries (usually capitalized as Mughal). The Mogul emperors built the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort. archaic
Did you know?
- Calling a billionaire a 'mogul' quietly invokes the Mughal emperors of India - and that name in turn descends from 'Mongol', the steppe conquerors who founded the line.
Word origin
From the Mughal (Mogul) Empire of India, via Persian and Urdu from Mongol; the rulers' vast wealth made 'mogul' a byword for a powerful magnate. The ski-bump sense is a separate word, probably from a Bavarian/Austrian dialect term for a mound.
Remember it
A business MOGUL and a ski MOGUL are both peaks you have to get over - one of power, one of packed snow.
A little poem
An emperor's name, worn down to a word for the rich,
or a hill of cold snow that throws you off pitch.
couplet
Wordplay
- The ski tycoon was unbeatable on the slopes - he was, after all, a mogul both on the mountain and off it.
What it teaches
Power's grandest titles often started as the name of a people somebody else was afraid of.
Quick facts
What does MOGUL mean?
An important, powerful, or influential person, especially in business or industry.
Is MOGUL a valid word?
Yes — MOGUL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MOGUL?
MOGUL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MOGUL come from?
From the Mughal (Mogul) Empire of India, via Persian and Urdu from Mongol; the rulers' vast wealth made 'mogul' a byword for a powerful magnate. The ski-bump sense is a separate word, probably from a Bavarian/Austrian dialect term for a mound.
What can MOGUL teach us?
Power's grandest titles often started as the name of a people somebody else was afraid of.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.