antitruster

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noun

A government agent who investigates monopolies.

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Meanings

nounantitruster (plural antitrusters)

plural antitrusters

  1. USA government agent who investigates monopolies.

    For the first time, the antitrusters will lay out some "safe harbors," defining mergers that will virtually never be questioned. That will be an important weapon for managements that must fight legal challenges from customers[…]

    1982, Business week, numbers 2737-2745

Origin

From antitrust + -er.

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Chicago

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