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

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

From Barron's

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.

From Barron's

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