industrialist
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of industrialist
First recorded in 1860–65; industrial + -ist
Example Sentences
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No industrialist embraced the soybean more enthusiastically than Henry Ford.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The relentless look is based on tile work in Montecito’s Casa del Herrero, the 1925 estate of industrialist George Fox Steedman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote went “through hell” building a $20 billion oil refinery that was plagued by a decade of delays and cost overruns that doubled the tab for the project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Edward Betts originally paid £800 for the work, but a banking crisis forced the industrialist to sell the work along with the rest of his collection in 1868.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Rumor had it that the school had been funded by the wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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