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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Dressed in black, as per the dress code, guests including actors Alia Bhatt and Rani Mukherji and industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla admired and filmed the colonial pillars, stained glass windows and blue arched doors of an old, reimagined neighborhood of Kolkata.
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Riddhi Doshi, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Jim Crown, grandson of industrialist Henry Crown, was the chief executive of the family business but died in June 2023 in a car crash on a racing track in Colorado.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan brought together 161 corporate executives overseen by industrialist J. Peter Grace to make recommendations to eliminate government waste and inefficiency, based on their experiences leading successful corporations.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
De la Orden is married to Edward Bouygues, president of Bouygues Telecom and son of French industrialist Martin Bouygues, and Miró’s husband is tech entrepreneur Javi Fondevila.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
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Riddhi Doshi, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Jim Crown, grandson of industrialist Henry Crown, was the chief executive of the family business but died in June 2023 in a car crash on a racing track in Colorado.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan brought together 161 corporate executives overseen by industrialist J. Peter Grace to make recommendations to eliminate government waste and inefficiency, based on their experiences leading successful corporations.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
De la Orden is married to Edward Bouygues, president of Bouygues Telecom and son of French industrialist Martin Bouygues, and Miró’s husband is tech entrepreneur Javi Fondevila.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Industrialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialist. Accessed 6 Feb. 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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