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industrialist

noun
1
A person who owns or manages a large manufacturing business.
"The 19th-century industrialist built his fortune on steel."

How to Use Industrialist

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In plain EnglishA business owner or executive running a large manufacturing operation.

Word Forms

industrialists plural

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Etymology

From industrial plus the suffix -ist.

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