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 • Dec. 2, 2025

And Pfizer has launched a legal and public relations campaign to keep its grip on Metsera, painting Novo as a monopolist seeking to squash competition.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

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 • Aug. 30, 2024

“If you’ve got a monopolist that has built a wall around the marketplace, advertisers and retailers arguably pay more to get access to the only show in town,” Baer said.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2023

You see, that old Basque who was killed was a monopolist, too.

From Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West by Garland, Hamlin