captain of industry

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captain of industry

Fig. a high-ranking corporation officer; a wealthy and successful capitalist. The captains of industry manage to hang on to their money no matter what. It's fun to see those captains of industry drive up in their limousines.

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Any one of them knows far more about sociology and all the other ologies than the average captain of industry. Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context A damned blood-sucking blackmailer was that simple, strenuous, self-made captain of industry. The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context			can't to save life can't wait can't win them all canâ€™t be bothered to canary cancel cancel Christmas cancel each other out cancel out cancel out of candidate for a pair of wings candle candy cannon cannon fodder cannot cannot help doing cannot see the wood for the trees cap cap and gown cap off capable of doing capital capitalize on capitulate to captain of industry capture imagination card card-carrying member cardboard city cards are stacked against care care a fig care a hoot care a toss care about care for care for another? care nothing about care nothing for care to dance? care to do care to join us? care to...? care tuppence careful careful not to do carefully carp carp about carp at			Captain Hugh Clapperton Captain Jack Captain Jack (disambiguation) Captain James Cook Captain James Cook Captain James Hook (Not Cook) Captain James Hook (Not Cook) Captain Janeway Captain John Davis Captain John Davis Captain John Smith Captain Joy Bright Hancock Leadership Award Captain Kangaroo Captain kangeroo Captain Kid Captain Kidd Captain Kidd Captain Lieutenant Captain Lieutenant Captain Lieutenant (Russian Navy) Captain Maggot's Pyrate Crew Captain Marryat Captain Mayne Reid Captain Meares Elementary Secondary School Captain Morgan Captain Obvious Captain of foot Captain of foot captain of industry Captain of Marines Captain of the Guard Captain of the Port captain of the ship doctrine Captain on Deck Captain on the Bridge Captain or sea captain Captain Picard Captain Planet Captain Price Captain R. F. Scott Captain R. F. Scott Captain rank Captain rank Captain Robert Scott Captain Robert Scott Captain Samuel Brady Day Captain Savery Captain Scott Captain Scott Captain Sea Cadets Captain Skroeder Captain Skroeder Captain Skyhawk Captain Spaulding's World Captain Tsubasa Captain Vancouver Captain Vancouver Captain William Kidd captain's biscuit

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