monopolist

 [muh-nop-uh-list]  

mo·nop·o·list

   [muh-nop-uh-list]
noun
1.
a person who has a monopoly.
2.
an advocate of monopoly.
Origin:
1595–1605; monopol(y) + -ist

Related forms
mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjective
mo·nop·o·lis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·mo·nop·o·list, noun, adjective
an·ti·mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjective
non·mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjective
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pro·mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjective
sem·i·mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjective
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monopoly (məˈnɒpəlɪ)
 
—n , pl -lies
1.  exclusive control of the market supply of a product or service
2.  a.  an enterprise exercising this control
 b.  the product or service so controlled
3.  law the exclusive right or privilege granted to a person, company, etc, by the state to purchase, manufacture, use, or sell some commodity or to carry on trade in a specified country or area
4.  exclusive control, possession, or use of something
 
[C16: from Late Latin, from Greek monopōlion, from mono- + pōlein to sell]
 
mo'nopolism
 
—n
 
mo'nopolist
 
—n
 
monopo'listic
 
—adj
 
monopo'listically
 
—adv

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