monopolist

See also: Monopolist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English monopoly

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

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.

Noun

monopolist (plural monopolists)

1. One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something.
   • 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 214:

     "Well, my love, that is all very true," replied Louisa, colouring with the consciousness of being a great monopolist; "but I cannot help fearing more pain will arise to you eventually than the pleasure is worth;...

Antonyms

• monopsonist

Derived terms

• antimonopolist
• monopolistic

Translations

one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something

• Azerbaijani: inhisarçı
• Belarusian: манапалі́ст m (manapalíst)
• Bulgarian: монополист m (monopolist)
• Catalan: monopolista m or f
• Dutch: monopolist (nl) m
• French: monopoleur (fr) m, monopoleuse (fr) f
• Galician: monopolista m or f
• Georgian: მონოპოლისტი (monoṗolisṭi)
• German: Monopolist (de) m
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: μονοπώλιον n (monopṓlion)

• Italian: monopolista (it) m or f
• Polish: monopolista (pl) m
• Portuguese: monopolista m or f
• Russian: монополи́ст (ru) m (monopolíst)
• Spanish: monopolista m or f
• Ukrainian: монополі́ст m (monopolíst)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French monopoliste. By surface analysis, monopol + -ist.

Noun

monopolist m (plural monopoliști)

1. monopolist

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	monopolist	monopolistul	monopoliști	monopoliștii
genitive-dative	monopolist	monopolistului	monopoliști	monopoliștilor
vocative	monopolistule		monopoliștilor