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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The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum was originally the family residence of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and his wife, Louise Whitfield Carnegie.
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Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The film stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-Zsa Korda, a larger-than-life European industrialist who survives several assassination attempts while trying to carry out the titular land project of epic proportions.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
In 2002, Rau was hired as CEO of the Miami Corp. — now Miami Corporation Management — which is a single-family office that manages the affairs of industrialist and philanthropist William Deering’s descendants.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Charles Koch, the billionaire industrialist and conservative megadonor, made a rare public appearance Thursday evening and called for libertarians to embrace their principles, in comments that seemed obliquely directed at a Republican Party taken over by President Trump.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The film stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-Zsa Korda, a larger-than-life European industrialist who survives several assassination attempts while trying to carry out the titular land project of epic proportions.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
In 2002, Rau was hired as CEO of the Miami Corp. — now Miami Corporation Management — which is a single-family office that manages the affairs of industrialist and philanthropist William Deering’s descendants.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Charles Koch, the billionaire industrialist and conservative megadonor, made a rare public appearance Thursday evening and called for libertarians to embrace their principles, in comments that seemed obliquely directed at a Republican Party taken over by President Trump.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Industrialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialist. Accessed 3 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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