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

Then there was Frank Jay Gould, the son of the industrialist Jay Gould, and Frank’s wife, Florence, who, Mr. Harding tells us, “was believed to have worked with members of German military intelligence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The deal included £237m for future investment in the club's Old Trafford stadium, part of a £4.2bn regeneration project the industrialist has billed as "the Wembley of the North" which will seat 100,000 fans.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 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

Samuel W. Westing, the mysterious industrialist who disappeared thirteen years ago, was found dead in his Westingtown mansion last night.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin