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    What sort of influential person are some Olympic skiers likely to bump into several times on the way down their course and can you explain this etymology?

    Question #62341. Asked by gmackematix. (Feb 07 06 12:52 PM)


    lanfranco

    		How about a mogul, which in freestyle skiing refers to the bumps that skiers must negotiate? It also refers to a rich, powerful, or influential person, often a businessman.

    The ski term, according to this site may come from Old Norse for "heap." In the second sense, it seems to be derived from "Moghul" -- the Muslim dynasty that once ruled India.

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mogul

    Feb 07 06, 1:57 PM
    gmackematix

    		Yay Frankie! Full Telemarks for that one.

    Feb 07 06, 5:47 PM

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