taipan
/ˈtaɪpæn/
noun
- A highly venomous snake found in Australia and New Guinea.
- A taipan can strike quickly and inject a large amount of venom.
- The taipan is one of the most dangerous snakes in the world.
- Farmers in northern Australia are cautious of taipans in the grasslands.
- A foreign businessperson or executive working in China or East Asia, especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- The taipan of the trading company negotiated deals with local merchants.
- The novel tells the story of a Scottish taipan building a fortune in Hong Kong.
- In old Shanghai, a taipan often lived in a grand mansion.