Meaning

noun a bump on a ski slope

noun a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857

noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman

originFigurative use of Moghul, which originally meant Mongol, or person of Mongolian descent. In this context, it refers to the Mughal Empire (Mughal being Persian or Arabic for "Mongol") of the Indian subcontinent that existed between 1526 and 1857: the early Mughal emperors claimed a heritage dating back to the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan. The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the…

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