monopolist

[muh-nop-uh-list]

noun

1. a person who has a monopoly.

2. an advocate of monopoly.

Other Word Forms

• monopolistic adjective
• monopolistically adverb
• antimonopolist noun
• antimonopolistic adjective
• nonmonopolistic adjective
• promonopolistic adjective
• semimonopolistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monopolist¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; monopol(y) + -ist