How to pronounce industrialist
American English pronunciation
in-DUS-tree-uh-list
- IPA
- /ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlɪst/
- Syllables
- in · DUS · tree · uh · list (5 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What industrialist means
A person who owns or runs big factories
In a sentence: The rich industrialist built three steel mills along the river.
Where it comes from: It comes from industrial, having to do with factories and making goods, plus -ist, an ending for a person who does something.
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