noun
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
Learner’s notesIn 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.
Rhymes for industrialist
realist
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mentalist
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