It's Merriam-Webster's word of the day for July 6th.

Today's word is Mogul, spelled M-O-G-U-L-M-O-G-U-L-M-O-G-U-L is a noun. A Mogul is a powerful and influential person.

Here's the word used in a sentence from Mpasho from Kenya by Garvin Patrick.

Kenyan media mogul and businesswoman Betty Kialo has been the center of attention

for as long as anybody can remember thanks to her many

accomplishments in the public eye and her glamorous personal life.

Started by Babur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, the Muslim Mogul Dynasty ruled much of India

from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century. The moguls whose name is also spelled Mo-G-H-U-H-A-L were known for their talented and powerful rulers called the Great

Mogul's. English speakers borrowed the word for other powerful

persons, as in today's familiar references to media moguls.

Skeers might wonder if such power moguls have anything to do with the name they use for a bump in a ski run.

But that hilly homonym is of Germanic origin and has nothing to do with the Asian mogul dynasties.

With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sakalowski. has nothing to do with the Asian Mogul dynasties.

With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sakalowski.

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