English

Noun

tycoonocrat ‎(plural tycoonocrats)

1. (colloquial, rare) plutocrat, oligarch.
   • 1997, The Wall Street Journal Europe, "The Fall Of a Russian Tycoonocrat", 1997, July 11.
   • 1998, Congressional Record, V. 144, Pt. 13, July 31, 1998 to September 8 1998, September 2 1998, p. 19411:

     Indonesia has been an exemplar of crony capitalism, and Russia has its tycoonocrats instead of the rule of law.

Usage notes

Particularly used of Russian oligarchs, in contrast with tycoonocracy, which is more often used of Hong Kong.

Related terms

• tycoonocracy