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One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: monopolizer, monopoliser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: selfish person
Etymology tree English monopoly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English monopolist From monopoly + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
inhisarçı
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Belarusian:
манапалі́ст
(manapalíst)
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Bulgarian:
монополист
(monopolist)
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Catalan:
monopolista
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Dutch:
monopolist
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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French:
monopoleur
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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French:
monopoleuse
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Galician:
monopolista
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Georgian:
მონოპოლისტი
(monoṗolisṭi)
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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German:
Monopolist
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Ancient Greek:
μονοπώλιον
(monopṓlion)
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Italian:
monopolista
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Polish:
monopolista
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Portuguese:
monopolista
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Russian:
монополи́ст
(monopolíst)
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Spanish:
monopolista
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
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Ukrainian:
монополі́ст
(monopolíst)
— one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something