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Mo*nop"o*list (m*np"*lst), n. One who monopolizes; one who has a
monopoly; one who favors monopoly.
Mo*nop`o*lis"tic (-ls"tk), a. Of or pertaining to a monopolist. North
Am. Rev.
Mo*nop"o*lite (?), n. A monopolist. Sylvester.
Mo*nop"o*lize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Monopolized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Monopolizing (?).] [From Monopoly.] To acquire a monopoly of; to have
or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive
possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee
trade; to monopolize land.
Mo*nop"o*li`zer (?), n. One who monopolizes.
Mo*nop"o*ly (?), n.; pl. Monopolies (#). [L. monopolium, Gr. &?;, &?;;
mo`nos alone + &?; to sell.] 1. The exclusive power, or privilege of
selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of
dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of
the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a
patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time;
chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with
remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a
particular product.
Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly of sweet wines.
Macaulay.