Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrogarch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pet-rog-a-rch
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is part of a small group that controls the petroleum industry, and hence has power over lives and governments similar to the powers of an oligarch.

Example Sentences

"Why focus on gas in particular? Because gasoline is where the world’s petrogarchs have us by the short hairs."
"... selling out to the petrogarchs of Russia and Qatar was simply a master stroke of evil genius."

Etymology

Blend of petro- + oligarch.

Inflected Forms

petrogarchs (plural)

Questions

What does petrogarch mean?: Someone who is part of a small group that controls the petroleum industry, and hence has power over lives and governments similar to the powers of an oligarch.
Where does petrogarch come from?: Blend of petro- + oligarch.

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