conglomerateur
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of conglomerateur
1965–70; conglomerate + -eur, probably extracted from entrepreneur
Example Sentences
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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
But Mocha has no dreams of becoming a conglomerateur.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a conglomerateur, with 4,450 employees worldwide, 58 products on the market and annual sales of $200 million, Saint Laurent can afford to subsidize the rich who buy his $5,000 gowns.
From Time Magazine Archive
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