豪ごう商しょう

noun

wealthy merchant; great merchant

Refers to a merchant of great wealth and influence, often in historical contexts such as the Edo period. Can also be used for modern business magnates with a traditional trading background.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの豪ごう商しょうたちは、文ぶん化かのパトロンでもあった。

  Wealthy merchants of the Edo period were also patrons of culture.

• 彼かれは一いち代だいで豪ごう商しょうと呼よばれるまでになった。

  He built himself up into what is called a wealthy merchant in a single generation.