conglomerateur

noun

con·​glom·​er·​a·​teur kən-ˌglä-mə-rə-ˈtər How to pronounce conglomerateur (audio)
-ˈtyu̇r,
-ˈtu̇r
: a person who forms or heads a conglomerate : conglomerator

Examples of conglomerateur in a Sentence

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The leading actor in the campaign to change Glass-Steagall was Sanford Weill, the financial conglomerateur whose insurance company merged with Citicorp and wanted to compete with the investment banks. Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2017

Word History

Etymology

conglomerate entry 3 + -eur (as in entrepreneur)

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of conglomerateur was in 1969

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“Conglomerateur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conglomerateur. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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