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industrial magnate

NOUN
robber baron
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They described James as a germaphobe and “nerdy,” a man who could pass for an engineer or computer programmer more easily than an industrial magnate.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 11, 2025

He grew up wealthy, the son of an industrial magnate in Iran, and many of his childhood acquaintances went on to become famous politicians and intellectuals.

From New York Times Jul. 10, 2018

In 1901, American industrial magnate John Munro Longyear headed to Svalbard as a tourist, returning later with excavating equipment, dynamite and dozens of miners.

From Washington Post May 25, 2018

That title goes to Nigerian industrial magnate Aliko Dangote, with an estimated net worth of about R113.6 billion.

From The Guardian Jan. 31, 2013

October and November are devoted to shooting at Rominten or some other imperial hunting lodge, or with some large landowner or industrial magnate.

From William of Germany by Stanley Shaw




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