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antitruster

antitruster noun: a government agent who investigates monopolies.

Noun

antitruster (plural antitrusters)

  1. (US) A government agent who investigates monopolies.
    • For the first time, the antitrusters will lay out some "safe harbors," defining mergers that will virtually never be questioned. That will be an important weapon for managements that must fight legal challenges from customers[…]1982, Business week, numbers 2737-2745

Forms of antitruster

pluralantitrusters

Origin of antitruster

From antitrust + -er.

Questions about antitruster

What does antitruster mean?
Antitruster means a government agent who investigates monopolies.
What part of speech is antitruster?
Antitruster is a noun.
What is the plural of antitruster?
The plural of antitruster is antitrusters.

Words near antitruster in the dictionary

  1. antitruancy
  2. antitruncated
  3. antitruncation
  4. antitruncations
  5. antitrust
  6. antitruster
  7. antitrusters
  8. antitruth
  9. antitruths
  10. antitrypanocidal
  11. antitrypanosomal

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