What does "industrialist" mean?

A person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise.

What is a synonym for "industrialist"?

Common synonyms include: ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, author.

noun

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Noun

1
A person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise.
"Brian Donlevy is a wealthy industrialist who survives an attempted murder when his wife's boyfriend is killed in a car crash."
2
someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise wordnet
3
One who performs or enjoys industrial music.
"Like a lot of second-wave industrialists, Skinny Puppy's attraction to rhythm wasn't consciously political, but based in the pleasure of making and moving to a beat; Key was, after all, a drummer."

"The industrialist found a wealthy financier to help him weather the storm which was inevitable."

From industrial + -ist.

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