monopolist


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mo·nop·o·ly

 (mə-nŏp′ə-lē)
n. pl. mo·nop·o·lies
1. Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service: "Monopoly frequently ... arises from government support or from collusive agreements among individuals" (Milton Friedman).
2.
a. A company, group, or individual having exclusive control over a commercial activity.
b. A commodity or service so controlled.
3.
a. Exclusive possession or control: arrogantly claims to have a monopoly on the truth.
b. Something that is exclusively possessed or controlled: showed that scientific achievement is not a male monopoly.
[Latin monopōlium, from Greek monopōlion : mono-, mono- + pōlein, to sell; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
mo·nop′o·lism n.
mo·nop′o·list n.
mo·nop′o·lis′tic adj.
mo·nop′o·lis′ti·cal·ly adv.
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mo•nop•o•list

(məˈnɒp ə lɪst)

n.
1. a person who has a monopoly.
2. an advocate of monopoly.
[1595–1605]
mo•nop`o•lis′tic, adj.
mo•nop`o•lis′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.monopolist - someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something
monopoliser, monopolizer
selfish person - a person who is unusually selfish
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Translations

monopolist

[məˈnɒpəlɪst] N → monopolista mf
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monopolist

n → Monopolist(in) m(f)
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To everybody's surprise, the unselfish monopolist immediately reduced the price of spectacles to such a degree that a great and crushing burden was removed from the nation.
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She has no right to be, but - well, you know, she is what you call a monopolist. She and I have been friends for many years."
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At all events he was a Scandinavian of some sort, and a bloated monopolist to boot.
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All these people, just like our spirit monopolists in old days, get their money in a way that gains them the contempt of everyone.
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According to the tenor of the sentence, which the criers read aloud and incorrectly, two farmers of the revenues, monopolists of money, dilapidators of the royal provisions, extortioners, and forgers, were about to undergo capital punishment on the Place de Greve, with their names blazoned over their heads, according to their sentence.
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Could a man be happier than I ought to be, sprung as I am from monopolists of all the sources and instruments of production--of land on the one side, and of machinery on the other?
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