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Definitions

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

There's laughter, sandcastle construction and everyone - whether they're a captain of industry or a truck driver - is enjoying the great embrace of the ocean.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2023

The male cheerleader was something of a campus eminence, regarded as an up-and-coming entrepreneur and future captain of industry.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2017

He has the modern self-doubting habit of mind, and is glad to resign the position of leadership to the new man, the captain of industry, Holmengraa.

From Knut Hamsun by Larsen, Hanna Astrup

captain of industry

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