monopolist

American  

[muh-nop-uh-list] / məˈnɒp ə lɪst /

noun

1. a person who has a monopoly.

2. an advocate of monopoly.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of monopolist

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

Example Sentences

Netflix has reportedly reached out to the administration to explain—correctly—why treating it as an incipient subscription streaming monopolist is wrong in a world of YouTube, TikTok and countless ad-supported streaming competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

And Pfizer has launched a legal and public relations campaign to keep its grip on Metsera, painting Novo as a monopolist seeking to squash competition.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

The decision found that Google was an effective monopolist in two specific markets, defined by the court as “general search services and general search text advertising.”

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2024

Given Google’s position, they say, “a monopolist could enter into any contract — no matter its effects on competition — so long as one rival existed and made some feeble attempt to secure the business.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023

This restricted form of municipal ownership is merely a slight concession on the part of the private monopolist to the taxpaying class.

From The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy by Smith, J. Allen (James Allen)