Oxford Dictionary English captain of industry nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌkæptɪn əv ˈɪndʌstri// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌkæptɪn əv ˈɪndʌstri// (pl. captains of industry) Business people Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsused in newspapers, etc. to describe a person who manages a large business company See related entries: Business peopleSee captain of industry in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: captain of industry oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
