conglomerateur
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of conglomerateur
1965–70; conglomerate + -eur, probably extracted from entrepreneur
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He’s the wiry, white-haired conglomerateur who’s part Buffett, part Sam Walton, part Roger Federer.
From BusinessWeek • Aug. 29, 2013
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 • Jan. 7, 2012
He leapfrogged to the top of Gulf & Western over two more senior executives after the death of conglomerateur Charles Bluhdorn.
From Time Magazine Archive
Frequently the host is Richard Viguerie, 45, the direct-mail conglomerateur whose enterprises in Falls Church, Va., are expected to gross nearly $20 million this year.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Mocha has no dreams of becoming a conglomerateur.
From Time Magazine Archive
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
