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industrialist

[ in-duhs-tree-uh-list ]

noun

  1. a person who owns or is involved in the management of an industrial enterprise.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by industrialism.

industrialist

/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlɪst /

noun

  1. a person who has a substantial interest in the ownership or control of industrial enterprise


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Word History and Origins

Origin of industrialist1

First recorded in 1860–65; industrial + -ist

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Example Sentences

The new backdoor into the Roth opened in 2010 and set off a frenzy of conversions among hedge fund managers, industrialists and heirs, the tax records reviewed by ProPublica show.

The ruling opened a gaping loophole, Hull warned, allowing industrialists to build a company and borrow against the stock to pay living expenses.

Eventually, the company struck a deal to build the plant at the Elk Creek Mine, which is owned by a firm founded by William Koch, the “other brother” of the conservative industrialist Koch family.

As workers and unions began to win the right to shorten shifts from 10 to eight hours across the United States, industrialists turned their factory floors over to scientific managers to increase worker output in a shorter window of time.

Ratan Tata, the industrialist who heads the trusts, is a fortified-salt enthusiast, as is Bill Gates.

Its board of directors is chaired by billionaire industrialist and conservative political donor Charles G. Koch.

This one would later gain infamy because of its link to the wealthy industrialist family.

Egyptian industrialist Shafik Gabr was in Davos, Switzerland, when the revolution began.

They were probably as little able to attract capital as the village was uninviting to the industrialist.

That's right; from the main line in Philadelphia, and a daughter of a prominent industrialist and oilman.

He didn't owe any explanations to the industrialist, but, on the other hand, he couldn't be impolite to him.

The industrialist introduced the girl merely as "my friend" without mentioning her name.

"Naturally, not," the revived industrialist snapped in answer.

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