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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Compagnie Industriale Sportivo Italia—better known as Cisitalia—was founded by Italian industrialist and sportsman Piero Dusio in 1946.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
Another cousin, the son of my industrialist uncle, has given up regattas and the hedonist’s life for a position in his father’s company that is, like all companies in Turkey, faltering under the tremendous burden of an economy in tailspin.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Italian industrialist Renzo Rosso’s Only the Brave Srl swept in and bought a majority stake in the house in 2002 and the founding designer made his final exit in 2009, leaving an anonymous team to carry on his work.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
And yet, such disadvantages might have been overcome, especially in urban settings, had there been the vision and will among America’s industrialists.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
Another cousin, the son of my industrialist uncle, has given up regattas and the hedonist’s life for a position in his father’s company that is, like all companies in Turkey, faltering under the tremendous burden of an economy in tailspin.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Italian industrialist Renzo Rosso’s Only the Brave Srl swept in and bought a majority stake in the house in 2002 and the founding designer made his final exit in 2009, leaving an anonymous team to carry on his work.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
And yet, such disadvantages might have been overcome, especially in urban settings, had there been the vision and will among America’s industrialists.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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