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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Things turn south after a wealthy family led by prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce) commissions him for a job.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Alejandro De Tomaso was an Argentine industrialist whose early career as a racer fueled his passion for automobiles.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
In the film, Brody plays a Jewish Hungarian architect who escapes the Holocaust and attempts to forge a new life in America, which soon involves working for an extremely wealthy industrialist (Pearce) to build a massive community center in the middle of Pennsylvania.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Once a celebrated architect in his native Hungary, he’s eventually scooped up by a wealthy industrialist (Guy Pearce), who commissions László to design and build an exorbitant community center.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Alejandro De Tomaso was an Argentine industrialist whose early career as a racer fueled his passion for automobiles.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
In the film, Brody plays a Jewish Hungarian architect who escapes the Holocaust and attempts to forge a new life in America, which soon involves working for an extremely wealthy industrialist (Pearce) to build a massive community center in the middle of Pennsylvania.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Once a celebrated architect in his native Hungary, he’s eventually scooped up by a wealthy industrialist (Guy Pearce), who commissions László to design and build an exorbitant community center.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 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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