industrialist

American  

[in-duhs-tree-uh-list] / ɪnˈdʌs tri ə lɪst /

noun

1. a person who owns or is involved in the management of an industrial enterprise.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by industrialism.

industrialist British  

/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlɪst /

noun

1. a person who has a substantial interest in the ownership or control of industrial enterprise

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Etymology

Origin of industrialist

First recorded in 1860–65; industrial + -ist

Example Sentences

Upon completion of the financing round, Wallenberg Investments intends to nominate its senior industrialist Hakan Buskhe as a board member of Stegra, and senior advisor Leif Johansson as chair of the board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Mr. Nakadai played the dogged cop assisting Mifune’s gruff industrialist in foiling a kidnapper’s plot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Kinloch Castle was built between 1897 and 1900 as a hunting lodge for Lancastrian industrialist George Bullough, who had it luxuriously furnished.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

“But, right before he passed away, a successful industrialist and distant cousin named William Maxwell was discovered living in Los Angeles. As the only heir, he inherited all of this.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti