industrialist
noun
in·dus·tri·al·ist
in-ˈdə-strē-ə-list 
: one owning or engaged in the management of an industry : manufacturer
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a meeting of industrialists to discuss environmental issues
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This era saw the rise of powerful industrialists who amassed enormous wealth, often at the expense of workers and the public.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Zsa-zsa has already convinced the necessary parties to agree: a prince (Riz Ahmed), two American industrialists (Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston), a nightclub impresario (Mathieu Amalric), a sailor (Jeffrey Wright) and his cousin-slash-fiancée (Scarlett Johansson).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
This teeming port city is home to Bollywood, stock markets, billionaire industrialists and millions of migrants, of collars blue and white, living in slums and skyscrapers.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 25 May 2025
The local industrialist Francis Ley, who took ownership of the football club, had returned from the United States fascinated by baseball.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Zsa-zsa has already convinced the necessary parties to agree: a prince (Riz Ahmed), two American industrialists (Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston), a nightclub impresario (Mathieu Amalric), a sailor (Jeffrey Wright) and his cousin-slash-fiancée (Scarlett Johansson).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
This teeming port city is home to Bollywood, stock markets, billionaire industrialists and millions of migrants, of collars blue and white, living in slums and skyscrapers.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 25 May 2025
The local industrialist Francis Ley, who took ownership of the football club, had returned from the United States fascinated by baseball.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for industrialist
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“Industrialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialist. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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industrialist
noun
in·dus·tri·al·ist
in-ˈdəs-trē-ə-ləst
: an owner or manager of an industry : manufacturer
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