in ‧ dus ‧ tri ‧ al ‧ ist /ɪnˈdʌstriələst, ɪnˈdʌstriəlɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ industrialist , ↑ industrialism , ↑ industrialization , ↑ industry ; adjective : ↑ industrial , ↑ industrialized , ↑ industrious ; adverb : ↑ industrially , ↑ industriously ; verb : ↑ industrialize ]
a person who owns or runs a factory or industrial company