captain of industry
Noun
Meaning
captain of industry (plural captains of industry)
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.
Synonyms
baron
mogul
manufacturer
capitalist
Rockefeller
investor
entrepreneur
magnate
millionaire
financier
tycoon
nabob
industrialist
corporate executive
plutocrat
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Examples
I wanted to be some kind of captain of industry. Then I wanted to be in advertising, and then I wanted to be a newspaper reporter.