tycoon
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 大君 (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; cf. Street Fighter and later fighter (“game with a focus on physical combat”)).
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tycoon (plural tycoons)
- A wealthy and powerful business person.
- Synonyms: captain of industry, magnate, mogul
- Chairman Yu is a tycoon who owns multiple hotel chains.
- 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 24, in Crime out of Mind[1]:
- Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.
- A type of Roblox and Fortnite game in which players earn money which is then used to purchase upgrades.
- Synonym: tycoon game
- 2019, Roblox Guide to Success and Dominating the World of Roblox, Ro Books, →ISBN, page 13:
- In my opinion, tycoons are great to create as your first game, but they take time to learn! The main tips are to keep the tycoon simple and stick with a theme.
- 2022, Zander Brumbaugh, Coding Roblox Games Made Easy, 2nd edition, Packt, →ISBN, page 217:
- These experiences have fallen somewhat out of favor because once a tycoon is complete and all items are unlocked, there is not much of an incentive to continue playing. Updating these experiences can be a more difficult task, depending on how your tycoon is structured.
- 2022, Heath Haskins, The Advanced Roblox Coding Book: An Unofficial Guide, Updated Edition: Learn How to Script Games, Code Objects and Settings, and Create Your Own World!, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 153:
- The next most common game that we see inside Roblox are Tycoons.
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wealthy, powerful business person
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English, from Japanese 大君 (taikun, “great prince”), a title for the shōgun, from the Chinese root 大 (“big, great”).
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tycoon m (plural tycoons)