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

Example Sentences

District Judge Amit Mehta had declared Google a “monopolist,” leaving investors to wonder if the internet search pioneer would be broken up.

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The FTC also cited Meta’s enormous profits to suggest it’s a monopolist.

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In its response early Thursday, Pfizer painted Novo as a would-be monopolist in terms that seemed chosen to catch the eye of the White House.

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OpenAI's challenge comes a year after Google was declared an illegal monopolist in online search.

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When a federal judge deemed Google a “monopolist” last year, questions lingered about how he would help restore competition in online search.

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