Other Word Forms
- antimonopolist noun
- antimonopolistic adjective
- monopolistic adjective
- monopolistically adverb
- nonmonopolistic adjective
- promonopolistic adjective
- semimonopolistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of monopolist
First recorded in 1595–1605; monopol(y) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Netflix has reportedly reached out to the administration to explain—correctly—why treating it as an incipient subscription streaming monopolist is wrong in a world of YouTube, TikTok and countless ad-supported streaming competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
And Pfizer has launched a legal and public relations campaign to keep its grip on Metsera, painting Novo as a monopolist seeking to squash competition.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
The pace of change has only accelerated in the year since he concluded that Google is a monopolist in online search.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
That, prosecutors alleged, allowed Google to cement its status as a monopolist in search and gain an unfair advantage in the tangential market of search advertising.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2023
You see, that old Basque who was killed was a monopolist, too.
From Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West by Garland, Hamlin
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