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

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

From Los Angeles Times

But a year after ruling that Google was "a monopolist," Judge Amit Mehta proposed a series of remedies that some - though not everyone - view as letting Google off lightly.

From BBC

“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” he wrote.

From BBC

It comes weeks after a federal judge ruled Google violated antitrust laws and is a monopolist on web searches, paving the way for Yelp and potentially other companies to sue Google for antitrust practices.

From Los Angeles Times

“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” US District Judge Amit Mehta wrote in her opinion.

From Los Angeles Times