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captain of industry

NOUN
big name
Synonyms
WEAK
big star celebrity headliner heavyweight idol megastar mogul nabob panjandrum person to be reckoned with star superstar topliner very important person well-known person
NOUN
industrialist
Synonyms
STRONG
businessperson manager manufacturer owner
NOUN
magnate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aristocrat capitalist financier merchant mogul tycoon
STRONG
VIP bigwig businessperson chief figure industrialist leader lion name noble notable peer personage plutocrat
Antonyms
STRONG
nobody nonentity unknown
WEAK
lowly
NOUN
tycoon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boss capitalist entrepreneur executive financier investor magnate mogul
STRONG
administrator director industrialist
WEAK
big shot business person fat cat wealthy person
Antonyms
WEAK
pauper

Example Sentences

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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

Behind it are intricate algorithms, and the ability to manipulate them fuels Zuckerberg’s rise from social misfit to captain of industry.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2011

The man was moderately shrewd, probably able to take care of his investments, yet he could never have been a builder, a captain of industry.

From Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery by Martin, Absalom