der Industrielle, –
industrialist
Definition & meaning
Industrielle can have two related uses:
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Adjective form of industriell — “industrial” or “related to industry.”
It is the feminine singular form, or a plural form, depending on the sentence.- die industrielle Produktion — industrial production
- industrielle Anlagen — industrial facilities
- die industrielle Entwicklung — industrial development
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Feminine noun: die Industrielle — “female industrialist” or “businesswoman in industry,” meaning a woman who owns, manages, or has significant influence in an industrial business.
Grammar & Word origin
As an adjective, industrielle is an inflected form of industriell :
- die industrielle Revolution — the Industrial Revolution
- eine industrielle Nutzung — industrial use
- industrielle Unternehmen — industrial companies
The ending -e appears with certain feminine singular forms and plural forms, depending on the case and article.
As a noun, die Industrielle is the feminine form of der Industrielle [(?)](vocabuo://word/Industrielle], “industrialist.” It is formed from the adjective industriell with the nominal ending -e. The noun is capitalized, while the adjective is normally lowercase.
Synonyms & antonyms
As an adjective
Possible synonyms include:
- gewerblich — commercial or relating to trade and business; broader and often less specifically connected with large-scale industry.
- fabrikmäßig — factory-like or organized according to factory production; more concrete and less general than industriell.
- wirtschaftlich — economic or commercial; much broader than industriell.
Possible antonyms include:
- landwirtschaftlich — agricultural rather than industrial.
- handwerklich — related to skilled manual craft rather than large-scale industrial production.
- nichtindustriell — non-industrial; the direct negative counterpart.
As a noun
There is no exact everyday synonym for Industrielle. Related terms include:
- Unternehmerin — female entrepreneur; broader, as she may work in any sector.
- Fabrikbesitzerin — female factory owner; more specific to ownership of a factory.
A possible contextual opposite is:
- Arbeiterin — female worker, especially someone employed in industry rather than owning or managing an industrial enterprise.
Common phrases & collocations
- die industrielle Revolution — the Industrial Revolution
- die industrielle Produktion — industrial production
- die industrielle Fertigung — industrial manufacturing
- die industrielle Landwirtschaft — industrial agriculture
- die industrielle Nutzung — industrial use
- eine erfolgreiche Industrielle — a successful female industrialist
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Examples
Viele Industrielle arbeiten in dieser großen Stadt.noun
Many industrialists work in this big city.
Die Industrielle finanzierte eine neue Schule im Dorf.noun
The industrialist financed a new school in the village.
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