monopolist

[muh-nop-uh-list]

a person who has a monopoly.

an advocate of monopoly.

Origin of monopolist

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

Related forms

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

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Industrially brewed by large, monopolistic, multinational corporations with marketing programs that may target children.
P.J. O'Rourke: 27 Sensitive, Caring, Green, and Politically Committed Reasons to Ban July 4th|P. J. O’Rourke|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are then needed only to aid a monopolistic power within the industry.
Essentials of Economic Theory|John Bates Clark
Trade agreements, not monopolistic corporations, became its chief quarry.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908|Various
The whole raison d'être of monopolistic combinations is to control prices, and prevent active competition.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

This aristocratic, monopolistic, un-American concern exists by the authority of an unconstitutional act of Congress.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge
The monopolistic control is effected by means of the vendible securities covering the capital engaged.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays|Thorstein Veblen

Word Origin and History for monopolistic

adj.