"captain of industry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: captains of industry [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|captains of industry}} captain of industry (plural captains of industry)
  1. A prominent business person who owns, or is the highest-ranking executive of, one or more major firms, especially one who has considerable wealth and influence. Wikipedia link: captain of industry Categories (topical): People, Wealth Synonyms: magnate, tycoon, merchant prince, taipan, robber baron Related terms: industrialist Translations (Translations): teollisuuspohatta (Finnish), capitaine d’industrie [masculine] (French), wódz branży [masculine] (Polish)

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