industrialist
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of industrialist
First recorded in 1860–65; industrial + -ist
Example Sentences
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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
Meanwhile, Crossley House, which was built in 1912 as a memorial to industrialist and philanthropist Sir William Crossley, was a "rare and important survivor" whose architecture and innovative construction made it nationally significant, they said.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani has agreed to pay a multi-million-dollar settlement in a US civil court case linked to corruption without admitting guilt, his company said Friday.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Henry Schacht, a veteran industrialist now with Warburg Pincus, was brought in by Lucent, the successor of Western Electric, to help manage it through this crazy period.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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