Industrialist Meaning
/ˌɪˈndʌstriəlɪst/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise.
nounOne who performs or enjoys industrial music.
Sentence Examples
The industrialist found a wealthy financier to help him weather the storm which was inevitable.
Mr Bates is a wealthy industrialist, he won't have time for someone like you.
Brenda's goal was to become a successful industrialist.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The wealthy ____ owned several factories and employed thousands of workers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wealthy ____ donated a large part of his fortune to build several new public hospitals.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English industrial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English industrialist From industrial + -ist.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Brian Donlevy is a wealthy industrialist who survives an attempted murder when his wife's boyfriend is killed in a car crash."
— 2004, Douglas Pratt, Doug Pratt's DVD:
"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."
— 2013, S. Alexander Reed, Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music, page 174:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The wealthy ____ owned several factories and employed thousands of workers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wealthy ____ donated a large part of his fortune to build several new public hospitals.