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Meanings of captain of industry in English

A wealthy and powerful business person.

Usage of captain of industry in English
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This is the intellect of the captain of industry, of the multi-millionaire.
Analyzing Character / The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in...
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He left no stain on the escutcheon of a captain of industry.
Lectures and Essays
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A damned blood-sucking blackmailer was that simple, strenuous, self-made captain of industry.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
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Then the creature is a fraud even as a captain of industry!
Heartbreak House
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The insights of our latest captain of industry would be welcome.
The Guardian
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Nelson, the philanthropic captain of industry in St. Louis, story of the war.
The Last Leaf / Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men ...
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It proves that even someone like you can become a captain of industry.'
Breathe
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But I don't pose as a ' captain of industry' or 'promoter of civilization.'
The Cost
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Nor is he likely to own a railroad, or be a captain of industry.
Vanishing Roads and Other Essays
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Carnegie, the great captain of industry, is a typical representative of the leaders of this age.
Fifty Years of Public Service / Personal Recollections of Shelby...
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He was a captain of industry, this guy.
Lit: a memoir
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You'd make a better ambassador than an active captain of industry, anyhow, she said with conviction.
The Bent Twig
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He was a captain of industry; international reputation; ennobled; the not undistinguished son of a great father.
The Indian Lily and Other Stories
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And so this captain of industry smiled and hearkened for the first gun of the expected salute.
Dan Merrithew
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As fast as pecuniary transactions are reduced to routine, the captain of industry can be dispensed with.
The Theory of the Leisure Class
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Here is this brilliant, ambitious, driven woman, and in today's world she would have been captain of industry.
The new yorker