industrialist
noun
in·dus·tri·al·ist
in-ˈdə-strē-ə-list 
: one owning or engaged in the management of an industry : manufacturer
Examples of industrialist in a Sentence
a meeting of industrialists to discuss environmental issues
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Upon his release he was seemingly all washed up but was encouraged by his industrialist partner, Pierre Bergé, to start his own studio.
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Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2024
Crosley, a renowned inventor, industrialist and pioneer in radio broadcasting, lived at the estate at 2366 Kipling Ave.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 3 July 2024
But there were periods in U.S. history—look at the Gilded Age—where industrialists essentially took over government.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 23 June 2024
But soon afterward, Xi dumped all three of Hu’s allies from the Politburo, replaced them with personal loyalists, and elevated military industrialists and security-apparatus officials in place of officials with national-level economic experience.
—Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2022
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Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2024
Crosley, a renowned inventor, industrialist and pioneer in radio broadcasting, lived at the estate at 2366 Kipling Ave.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 3 July 2024
But there were periods in U.S. history—look at the Gilded Age—where industrialists essentially took over government.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 23 June 2024
But soon afterward, Xi dumped all three of Hu’s allies from the Politburo, replaced them with personal loyalists, and elevated military industrialists and security-apparatus officials in place of officials with national-level economic experience.
—Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Industrialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialist. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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