monopolist

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noun

mo·​nop·​o·​list mə-ˈnä-pə-list 

: a person who monopolizes

monopolistic

mə-ˌnä-pə-ˈli-stik 

adjective

monopolistically

mə-ˌnä-pə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

monopolistic

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adjective

mo·​nop·​o·​lis·​tic

-tēk

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a monopoly or a monopolist

a monopolistic conspiracy to determine freight rates

—New Republic

monopolistically

-tə̇k(ə)lē 

-tēk-, 

-li

adverb

Examples of monopolist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In rare cases where a challenger does displace an incumbent, all that results is a new monopolist replacing the old one—the monopoly itself remains. —Mordecai Kurz, Time, 20 Apr. 2026

Economists have long observed that monopolists encourage competition on their platform only up to a point, said Vanderbilt antitrust professor Rebecca Haw Allensworth. —Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026

To define the contours of a market, the courts rely on a hypothetical monopolist test. —Hal Singer, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026

Meanwhile, with no respect for copyright or intellectual property, Mark Zuckerberg and the Google monopolists Larry Page and Sergey Brin have cornered the advertising market and decimated the newspaper and magazine business. —John R. MacArthur, Air Mail, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1601, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

monopolist

noun

mo·​nop·​o·​list mə-ˈnäp-ə-ləst 

: one who monopolizes

monopolistic

-ˌnäp-ə-ˈlis-tik 

adjective