conglomerateur

American  

[kuhn-glom-er-uh-tur, kuhng-] / kənˌglɒm ər əˈtɜr, kəŋ- /

Also conglomerator

noun

1. a person who forms a corporate conglomerate by acquiring a group of companies, services, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of conglomerateur

1965–70; conglomerate + -eur, probably extracted from entrepreneur

Example Sentences

He’s the wiry, white-haired conglomerateur who’s part Buffett, part Sam Walton, part Roger Federer.

From BusinessWeek

That is what they called Sean Quinn — canny conglomerateur to his friends, wily rogue to his enemies and, until recently, the richest man in Ireland.

From New York Times

But Mocha has no dreams of becoming a conglomerateur.

From Time Magazine Archive

The plan worked well for the insurance and manufacturing companies, but ITT Corp.'s stock did not follow suit, because Araskog kept on scratching the conglomerateur's itch: in 1994 he paid $500 million for a 50% interest in Madison Square Garden and its major tenants, hockey's New York Rangers and basketball's New York Knicks.

From Time Magazine Archive

He leapfrogged to the top of Gulf & Western over two more senior executives after the death of conglomerateur Charles Bluhdorn.

From Time Magazine Archive