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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

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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

That’s why I’m amazed by what has happened in the last couple of months: A captain of industry apologized for something.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2017

Here are certain people, including a young woman, the daughter of a captain of industry, 60 stranded in the redwoods.

From When Winter Comes to Main Street by Overton, Grant Martin

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