monopolist

[ muh-nop-uh-list ]

/ məˈnɒp ə lɪst /

a person who has a monopoly.

an advocate of monopoly.

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

mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjectivemo·nop·o·lis·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·mo·nop·o·list, noun, adjectivean·ti·mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjective

non·mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjectivepro·mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjectivesem·i·mo·nop·o·lis·tic, adjective

So, like any monopolist, the agency ballooned into a bureaucratic monstrosity that spends much of its wealth on itself.
Inside the Port Authority, the Corrupt Powerhouse Behind Christie’s Bridgegate Scandal|Jim Epstein|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Monopolist, can you refrain a little longer while I say a few more words?
Talkers|John Bate
My reader must not think the conduct of Monopolist, as above described, peculiar to the times and occasions mentioned.
Talkers|John Bate
In this case the privilege is socially earned by the monopolist; it is not gotten for nothing.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter

At Manosque, the Bishop of Sisteron, who is visiting the seminary, is accused of favoring a monopolist.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 2 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
The student of history knows that the monopolist has always been an outlaw.
The Price of a Soul|William Jennings Bryan