noun
- people or entities that obtain exclusive control over a commodity or service
Usage: plural form of monopolizer
Examples
- The government investigated several companies accused of being monopolizers in the tech industry.
- Small businesses struggled to compete against the monopolizers who controlled most of the market.
- Critics argued that these monopolizers were stifling innovation and raising prices unfairly.
- The antitrust laws were designed to prevent monopolizers from gaining too much power.
- Local monopolizers made it difficult for new restaurants to succeed in the area.
- The report identified key monopolizers in the telecommunications sector.