monopolist

noun

Definition of monopolistnext
as in vender

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Recent Examples of monopolist As the journalist Barry Lynn points out in his book Liberty From All Masters, the robber barons shared with today’s high-tech monopolists a strategy of encouraging people to see immense inequality as a tragic but unavoidable consequence of capitalism and technological change. — Zephyr Teachout, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020 The United States Department of Justice is demanding that Google sell off its Chrome browser after a court ruling in August found the company to be a monopolist in the search market. — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 In that matter, the FTC sought to restore competition by unwinding an anticompetitive merger of two hospitals that created a regional monopolist in Georgia. — Alden Abbott, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Google rival DuckDuckGo, whose executives testified during last year’s trial, said that the Justice Department is doing what needs to be done to rein in a brazen monopolist. — Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for monopolist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monopolist
  1. seller
  2. vendor
  3. storekeeper
  4. shopkeeper
  5. wholesaler
  6. middleman
Noun
  • Home sellers in Southwest Florida are slashing their asking prices at rates unseen since the years that followed the economic downturn of late 2007 to 2009, according to real estate professor Shelton Weeks.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Within the retail business, Amazon has already launched a shopping chatbot, an AI assistant for sellers and AI shopping guides.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of seller
Noun
  • At Pier 60, sunsets are celebrated every evening with a festival that brings out vendors and street performers.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The high hosted 36 vendors at its career fair on Wednesday, the Desert Sun reported.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of vendor
Noun
  • Retail theft rose, and many storekeepers stopped calling police.
    — Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Playwright, screenwriter and actor Ins Choi takes the starring role as storekeeper and patriarch Mr Kim (Appa), with Namju Go as Umma, Jennifer Kim playing Appa and Umma’s daughter Janet, Edward Wu as their son Jung, and Miles Mitchell playing Mr Lee, Mike, Alex and Janet’s love interest Alex.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of storekeeper
Noun
  • The best vintage dealers in Dublin come from generations of scavengers and shopkeepers.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Students in remote villages could access online courses, small shopkeepers could join e-commerce and families could connect across continents.
    — Sidharth Ramsinghaney, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of shopkeeper
Noun
  • Retailers purchase inventory from wholesalers, and solo wholesalers sold a lot of merchandise in 2022.
    — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • What is Burlington? Burlington, formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory, started in 1924 as a wholesaler of coats, jackets and suits, according to the company’s website.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of wholesaler
Noun
  • Slash the federal middleman and send that money straight to classrooms: new books, better classrooms, and maybe a teacher who’s not juggling two jobs.
    — Ryan J. Taylor, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The Office of Insurance Regulation is demanding the unusual trove of data from pharmacy benefit managers — health care industry middlemen that Gov. Ron DeSantis and others have blamed for skyrocketing drug prices and monopolistic behavior.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of middleman

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“Monopolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolist. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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