Definition of industrialist
: one owning or engaged in the management of an industry : manufacturer
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Examples of industrialist in a Sentence
a meeting of industrialists to discuss environmental issues
Recent Examples of industrialist from the Web
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Americans for Prosperity, the conservative group founded by the industrialist Koch brothers, has promised a national campaign, including advertising, phone calls and door knocking, to support Kavanaugh.
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The park was established from the estate of industrialists Samuel and Elizabeth Jarvis Colt after her death in 1905.
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Two relative unknowns -- industrialist Alan Kestenbaum and Ben Navarro, founder of Sherman Financial Group LLC -- have each proposed more than that amount, while hedge fund titan David Tepper submitted a bid that is reportedly lower.
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But after the Civil War, industrialists began turning their attention to the Bessemer process, sparking a steel industry that would generate vastly more wealth than the 1849 California Gold Rush.
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In 1908, industrialist Henry Ford built a massive factory on Woodward Avenue, a street designed for carriages, creating a hub for the nascent auto industry.
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The Libre Initiative, a conservative group supported by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, is reaching out to Hispanics in central Florida to promote the federal tax overhaul and less regulation.
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The industrialist was a force outside of the corporation, as well, given his deep pockets and unflinching confidence in the power of free societies.
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Leading the way: Organizations affiliated with billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, whose conservative donor network plows hundreds of millions of dollars into politics and policy debates each election cycle.
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First Known Use of industrialist
1839
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: someone who owns or manages an industry
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: a person who owns or engages in the management of an industry
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