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Origin of monopolist
First recorded in 1595–1605; monopol(y) + -ist
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According to the theory of perfect price discrimination, a monopolist charges each consumer the maximum price that he is willing to pay for a good or service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
"Amazon is not an undisputed monopolist in e-commerce, but it is the dominant firm," says Annabelle Gawer, director of the Centre of Digital Economy at the University of Surrey.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
With the Metsera offer, Novo risks being painted as a foreign, would-be monopolist seeking to expand its grasp over the U.S. weight-loss market.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
That, prosecutors alleged, allowed Google to cement its status as a monopolist in search and gain an unfair advantage in the tangential market of search advertising.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2023
I do not sympathise with the Alpine monopolist who would grudge that dear old lady, and others like her, the little train and tramway by which alone such people can penetrate to those soul-stirring scenes.
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
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