oligopolist
oligopolist noun: a member of an oligopoly; one of a small number of sellers with undue influence over a market.
Noun
oligopolist (plural oligopolists)
- A member of an oligopoly; one of a small number of sellers with undue influence over a market.
- But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. This only magnified the indispensable nature...2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion
- “As a classic oligopolist, Moody’s earns exceedingly high margins while paying only the needed lip service to product quality.”2009 June 5, David Gillen, “In Ratings Agencies, Investors Still Trust”, in New York Times
Forms of oligopolist
| plural | oligopolists |
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Origin of oligopolist
From oligopoly + -ist.
Questions about oligopolist
- What does oligopolist mean?
- Oligopolist means a member of an oligopoly; one of a small number of sellers with undue influence over a market.
- What part of speech is oligopolist?
- Oligopolist is a noun.
- What is the plural of oligopolist?
- The plural of oligopolist is oligopolists.
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