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Tycoon is used in English to describe the status of a person. The word tycoon is derived from the Japanese word taikun (大君), itself borrowed from the Chinese 大君 dà jūn, which means "great lord," and it was used as a title for the shogun, the top Japanese War Lord. The word entered the English language in the nineteenth century with the return of Commodore Perry to the United States. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was humorously referred to as the Tycoon by his aides John Nicolay and John Hay. The term spread to the business community, where it has been used ever since.

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