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conglomerator

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con⋅glom⋅er⋅a⋅teur

  [kuhn-glom-er-uh-tur, kuhng-]
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–noun
a person who forms a corporate conglomerate by acquiring a group of companies, services, etc.
Also, con⋅glom⋅er⋅a⋅tor  [kuhn-glom-uh-rey-ter, kuhng-] .

Origin:
1965–70; conglomerate + -eur, prob. extracted from entrepreneur
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con·glom·er·ate   (kən-glŏm'ə-rāt')   
v.   con·glom·er·at·ed, con·glom·er·at·ing, con·glom·er·ates

v.   intr.

  1. To form or gather into a mass or whole.

  2. To form into or merge with a corporate conglomerate.

v.   tr.
To cause to form into a mass or whole.
n.   (-ər-ĭt)

  1. A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields.

  2. A collected heterogeneous mass; a cluster: a city-suburban conglomerate; a conglomerate of color, passion, and artistry.

  3. Geology A rock consisting of pebbles and gravel embedded in cement.

adj.   (-ər-ĭt)

  1. Gathered into a mass; clustered.

  2. Geology Made up of loosely cemented heterogeneous material.


[Latin conglomerāre, conglomerāt- : com-, com- + glomerāre, to wind into a ball (from glomus, glomer-, ball).]
con·glom'er·at'ic (-ə-rāt'ĭk), con·glom'er·it'ic (-ə-rĭt'ĭk) adj., con·glom'er·a'tor n.
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