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captain of industry



NOUN
industrialist
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His excellent training saves the show’s favorite captain of industry.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2025

At one of these meetings, I was meeting with a captain of industry, a very important person.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

The situations in which the 61-year-old Emirati found himself embroiled were the type of things that would typically force the resignation of a politician or a captain of industry.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2023

To Mr. Paul, the point was becoming clear: As a budding captain of industry, he might have to learn to steer the Team 10 ship through the ice fields without ramming every last iceberg.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2017

A few years before, this captain of industry was perhaps actively engaged in the task of seeking the best "forties" or directing the operations of his log-drivers.

From The Frontier in American History by Turner, Frederick Jackson