tech lord

A form of techlord — Synonym of tech baron.

Meanings

nountech lord (plural tech lords)

plural tech lords

  1. alternativeAlternative form of techlord.

    At the turn of the century, a Silicon Alley tech lord named Bill Joy wrote an article entitled "Why the future doesn't need us" for Wired magazine.

    2011 May 31, Andrew Smith, “Man versus machine: who's watching over who?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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    The enduring mystery about William Henry Gates III is this: how did a precocious and sometimes obnoxious kid evolve into a billionaire tech lord and then into an elder statesman and philanthropist?

    2025 February 2, John Naughton, “Source Code by Bill Gates review – growing pains of a computer geek”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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Chicago

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