monopolist

noun

mo·​nop·​o·​list mə-ˈnä-pə-list How to pronounce monopolist (audio)
Synonyms of monopolistnext
: a person who monopolizes
monopolistic adjective
monopolistically adverb

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Paralyzed by whether the rights of a billionaire monopolist to private property should outweigh the rights of consumers and workers to competitive markets. Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 The Justice Department said a federal court concluded in August 2024 that Google was a monopolist and acted to maintain its monopoly in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for monopolist

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First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of monopolist was in 1601

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monopolist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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monopolist

noun
mo·​nop·​o·​list mə-ˈnäp-ə-ləst How to pronounce monopolist (audio)
: one who monopolizes
monopolistic adjective

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