- industrialist
- industrialist (n.) 1846, from INDUSTRIAL (Cf. industrial) + -IST (Cf. -ist). Cf. Fr. industrialiste (Saint-Simon, 1823). Earlier "one who makes a living by productive industry" (1837).
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industrialist — noun Date: 1864 one owning or engaged in the management of an industry ; manufacturer … New Collegiate Dictionary
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