conglomerateur

[ kuhn-glom-er-uh-tur, kuhng- ]

noun

1. a person who forms a corporate conglomerate by acquiring a group of companies, services, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conglomerateur¹

1965–70; conglomerate + -eur, probably extracted from entrepreneur

Example Sentences

The leading actor in the campaign to change Glass-Steagall was Sanford Weill, the financial conglomerateur whose insurance company merged with Citicorp and wanted to compete with the investment banks.

From The New Yorker

The leading actor in the campaign to change Glass-Steagall was Sanford Weill, the financial conglomerateur whose insurance company merged with Citicorp and wanted to compete with the investment banks.

From The New Yorker

He’s the wiry, white-haired conglomerateur who’s part Buffett, part Sam Walton, part Roger Federer.

From BusinessWeek

That is what they called Sean Quinn — canny conglomerateur to his friends, wily rogue to his enemies and, until recently, the richest man in Ireland.

From New York Times

But Mocha has no dreams of becoming a conglomerateur.

From Time Magazine Archive