Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

Translations

2 languages

Forms

plural: captains of industry

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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