industrialist

[in-duhs-tree-uh-list]

noun

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

adjective

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

industrialist

/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlɪst /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrialist¹

First recorded in 1860–65; industrial + -ist

Example Sentences

He managed to get the backing of some of the UK's leading industrialists, including Sir Alfred Owen who would go on to buy the team from Mays.

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Harnett found an enthusiastic clientele among merchants and industrialists who appreciated his male themes and appealing arrangements; they proudly hung his works in offices, stores and saloons.

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A successful lawyer and a green industrialist have both called on the chancellor to raise taxes on "the super-rich" - including them - in the Budget.

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During the years right after my birth and well into the Roaring Twenties, the Greenbrier was very popular among the industrialists and other extremely wealthy people in American society.

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After their talks the Swiss industrialists said in a statement "our entire initiative was undertaken in the spirit of Swiss unity between the private and public sectors".

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