tycoons

Noun

tycoon (plural tycoons)

1. A wealthy and powerful business person.
   • Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.1956, Delano Ames, chapter 24, in Crime out of Mind

   Synonyms:

   captain of industry, magnate, mogul

2. A business simulator game, typically involving building and managing some form of infrastructure.
   • Zoo Tycoon is only one of several "tycoon" types of games, such as Railroad Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Pizza Tycoon, and, without the "tycoon" title, but with all the fun and challenge, The Movies.2007 May 17, Rusel Demaria, Reset: Changing the Way We Look at Video Games, National Geographic Books

   Synonyms:

   tycoon game

3. A game involving the use of a base to generate bricks and cash (similar to an idle game or clicker game), which can then be used to purchase upgrades and expand. Common within the massively multiplayer online game platform Roblox.
   • Tycoons / A game in which users build up some sort of business by earning money over time and then using that money on upgrades.2013, Brandon LaRouche, Intermediate ROBLOX Lua Programming, Double Trouble Studio, →ISBN, page 172

   Synonyms:

   tycoon game

4. The first placer of Tycoon.

   Antonyms:

   beggar

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