taipans
/ˈtaɪˌpænz/
NOUN
1. Foreign businessmen or powerful tycoons in China
Wealthy and influential foreign businessmen, especially those who head or control major trading companies or commercial enterprises in China or East Asia.
1.1. Influential business leaders or magnates
Refers to powerful and wealthy businesspeople, particularly foreign merchants or company leaders who control substantial commercial interests in China or East Asia.
Synonyms
- tycoons
- magnates
- moguls
- merchant princes
- business magnates
Examples
- The taipans of Hong Kong played influential roles in the region's commercial development.
- Several wealthy taipans gathered to discuss new trading opportunities.
- The young entrepreneur hoped to join the ranks of the taipans.
Related Words
- entrepreneurs
- industrialists
- financiers
- business executives
- merchants
- corporate leaders
NOUN
2. Venomous Australian and New Guinean snakes
Snakes belonging to the genus Oxyuranus, a group of highly venomous elapid snakes native to Australia and New Guinea.
2.1. Members of the taipan snake genus
Refers collectively to taipan snakes, including the coastal taipan, inland taipan, and Papuan taipan. These are highly venomous snakes in the elapid family.
Synonyms
- Oxyuranus snakes
- Australian taipan snakes
Examples
- Taipans are among the most venomous snakes in the world.
- Coastal taipans inhabit parts of northern and eastern Australia.
- Inland taipans are adapted to the arid regions of central Australia.
Related Words
- coastal taipans
- inland taipans
- Papuan taipans
- elapids
- venomous snakes
- Australian snakes
- New Guinean snakes