industrialist
noun
in·dus·tri·al·ist
in-ˈdə-strē-ə-list 
: one owning or engaged in the management of an industry : manufacturer
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a meeting of industrialists to discuss environmental issues
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The collection never had any set program, beyond housing Old Master pictures bought by the industrialist Henry Clay Frick with the nudging of the era’s shrewdest tag team: the art historian Bernard Berenson and the dealer Joseph Duveen.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
McLaughlin is the all-time Team Penske pole leader with 70, including 59 in Supercars and 11 in IndyCar.
Roger Penske Understands Success In Racing And Business
Penske is also one of the most successful businessmen and industrialists in the world as the Chairman of the Penske Corporation.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
It was acquired new by German industrialist Viktor Rolff, who, according to Broad Arrow’s research, had been a sponsor of Formula 1 driver Count Wolfgang Berghe von Trips.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
In the long run, industrialization and migration would transform American politics, but for now the Republican Party remained the primary representative of Northern industrialists, and the Democratic Party largely depended on the South.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
McLaughlin is the all-time Team Penske pole leader with 70, including 59 in Supercars and 11 in IndyCar.
Roger Penske Understands Success In Racing And Business
Penske is also one of the most successful businessmen and industrialists in the world as the Chairman of the Penske Corporation.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
It was acquired new by German industrialist Viktor Rolff, who, according to Broad Arrow’s research, had been a sponsor of Formula 1 driver Count Wolfgang Berghe von Trips.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
In the long run, industrialization and migration would transform American politics, but for now the Republican Party remained the primary representative of Northern industrialists, and the Democratic Party largely depended on the South.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for industrialist
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“Industrialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialist. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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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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