capitalist

[ kap-i-tl-ist ]
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noun
  1. a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.

  2. an advocate of capitalism.

  1. a very wealthy person.

Origin of capitalist

1
First recorded in 1785–95; capital1 + -ist

Other words from capitalist

  • an·ti·cap·i·tal·ist, noun, adjective
  • non·cap·i·tal·ist, noun
  • pre·cap·i·tal·ist, noun, adjective
  • pro·cap·i·tal·ist, noun, adjective

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How to use capitalist in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for capitalist

capitalist

/ (ˈkæpɪtəlɪst) /


noun
  1. a person who owns capital, esp capital invested in a business

  2. politics a supporter of capitalism

  1. informal, usually derogatory a rich person

adjective
  1. of or relating to capital, capitalists, or capitalism

Derived forms of capitalist

  • capitalistic, adjective

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