MONOPOLIST

monopolist, monopolizer, monopoliser

(noun) someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

monopolist (plural monopolists)

One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something.

Antonyms

• monopsonist

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*nop"o*list, n.

Definition: One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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