51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

captain of industry

noun

  1. the head of a large business firm, especially of an industrial complex.



Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of captain of industry1

First recorded in 1835–45
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

At one of these meetings, I was meeting with a captain of industry, a very important person.

From

There's laughter, sandcastle construction and everyone - whether they're a captain of industry or a truck driver - is enjoying the great embrace of the ocean.

From

The situations in which the 61-year-old Emirati found himself embroiled were the type of things that would typically force the resignation of a politician or a captain of industry.

From

E. L. Doctorow’s novel, set between 1902 and the twilight of the 1910s, does something similar — emphasizing the mundane next to the supposedly major, so that a captain of industry becomes a minor character compared to a young boy who understands intuitively that “the forms of life were volatile and that everything in the world could as easily be something else.”

From

On the talk page behind Musk’s Wiki page, there is also an editorial note discouraging users from changing the words “business magnate,” meaning captain of industry, to “business magnet,” a pun that Musk has joked about on Twitter.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Captain Jackcaptain's bed