monopolizer
- noun
- /məˈnɑːpəˌlaɪzər/
:
dominador
- During the meeting, John was such a monopolizer that no one else could share their ideas.
Examples
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Group leaders may need to carefully structure the group and intervene to cut down on monopolizers, draw in those who are silent, and minimize interruptions and hostile and inappropriate remarks.
Academic text (1997) -
Quantitatively, it is not desired that students try to ask or answer every question, give all the examples, provide inordinate support to classmates, nor be a class discussion monopolizer.
Academic text (2006) -
As a monopolizer, she often dominated conversations, making it hard for her friends to speak.
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He became known as a monopolizer because he never allowed others to contribute during group discussions.
Synonyms
A person who speaks too much and stops other people from speaking
Antonyms
How Dominating
Surface Forms
Morphology
monopolizer = monopolize (transparent) = monopoly + ize + er
Agentive formation from 'monopolize' is regular; the conversational sense is a common figurative extension but remains predictable.
Etymology
Monopolizer also comes from the same monopoly root mono- meaning 'one', so a helpful way to remember the second meaning is to think of someone who takes all the talking 'alone'. That's why a monopolizer can mean a person who dominates a conversation or group so others have little chance to speak.