industrialist

noun

in·​dus·​tri·​al·​ist in-ˈdə-strē-ə-list How to pronounce industrialist (audio)
: 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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The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum was originally the family residence of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and his wife, Louise Whitfield Carnegie. 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 See All Example Sentences for industrialist

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of industrialist was in 1839

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“Industrialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialist. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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industrialist

noun
in·​dus·​tri·​al·​ist in-ˈdəs-trē-ə-ləst How to pronounce industrialist (audio)
: an owner or manager of an industry : manufacturer

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