a captain of industry
captain of industry
A wealthy and powerful person in the business world. Her family will never accept an unemployed artist like me—they expect her to marry a captain of industry. Do you want to come to the gala with me and hob-nob with some captains of industry?
See also: captain, industry, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a captain of ˈindustry
a person who manages a large industrial company: He later moved to Seattle, where he became a well-known figure and captain of industry.See also: captain, industry, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- captain of industry
- industry
- base motive
- motive
- born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
- be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
- be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
- born with a silver spoon
- marry beneath (one's) station
- marry beneath (oneself)