monopolist

[ muh-nop-uh-list ]

/ məˈnɒp ə lɪst /

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noun

a person who has a monopoly.

an advocate of monopoly.

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Origin of monopolist

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

OTHER WORDS FROM monopolist

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

How to use monopolist in a sentence

In its effort to curb Apple’s policy changes, Facebook has sought to paint Apple as a monopolist that is abusing its power over the App Store that it controls.
On iPhones, Facebook and Apple begin a war of pop-up messages|Reed Albergotti|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
If a monopolist doesn’t hurt consumers by charging higher prices and reducing output, there isn’t any reason to deem its actions illegal.
The Facebook and Google antitrust suits are a warning shot for all corporate giants—not just Big Tech|matthewheimer|December 10, 2020|Fortune
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
There was the ever increasing danger of abuse of monopolistic power by the newly created industrial combinations.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley

There is a monopolistic grab the sharing of which makes both parties better off than are men of their class elsewhere.
Essentials of Economic Theory|John Bates Clark
The other twenty per cent of duty enables him to add a monopolistic profit to his prices.
Essentials of Economic Theory|John Bates Clark
The English first attempted to alleviate the condition in 1619 through monopolistic control.
Tobacco in Colonial Virginia|Melvin Herndon
But such a monopolistic privilege was clearly opposed to the spirit of the Act of Dedication.
The Yellowstone National Park|Hiram Martin Chittenden