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
Recent Examples on the Web
The baron, one of the world’s most prolific art collectors before his death in 2002, was the scion of a German industrialist family that made a fortune in steel — and helped finance Adolf Hitler’s rise to power along the way.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Such echoes led Casiraghi to draw inspiration from the Italian vacation homes of the Agnelli industrialist family.
—Alice Newell-Hanson Stefan Ruiz, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Owned for the past 21 years by a secretive German collector—rumored to be industrialist Eckard Bluhm—the car is being discreetly offered through the Private Sales department at RM Sotheby’s.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
One industrialist in Chicago thanked Wilson for breakfast and then laid into the business climate, Wilson said.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
So, yeah, the stately venue, which was a gift to the city from industrialist Claus Spreckels, is going to require a little fixing up from time to time.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Palm Beach has been known as a playground of the rich since industrialist Henry Flagler famously built a railroad and luxury hotels to lure his friends to visit via private railway car.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
László initially endures poverty and indignity, but the architect’s genius soon catches the attention of charming industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren, whose dark influence threatens to destroy everything László and his wife have built.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
Born in 1917 in Granville, in northwestern France, Catherine grew up the youngest of five children born to industrialist Maurice Dior and his wife, Madeleine.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Such echoes led Casiraghi to draw inspiration from the Italian vacation homes of the Agnelli industrialist family.
—Alice Newell-Hanson Stefan Ruiz, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Owned for the past 21 years by a secretive German collector—rumored to be industrialist Eckard Bluhm—the car is being discreetly offered through the Private Sales department at RM Sotheby’s.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
One industrialist in Chicago thanked Wilson for breakfast and then laid into the business climate, Wilson said.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
So, yeah, the stately venue, which was a gift to the city from industrialist Claus Spreckels, is going to require a little fixing up from time to time.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Palm Beach has been known as a playground of the rich since industrialist Henry Flagler famously built a railroad and luxury hotels to lure his friends to visit via private railway car.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
László initially endures poverty and indignity, but the architect’s genius soon catches the attention of charming industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren, whose dark influence threatens to destroy everything László and his wife have built.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
Born in 1917 in Granville, in northwestern France, Catherine grew up the youngest of five children born to industrialist Maurice Dior and his wife, Madeleine.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Industrialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialist. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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