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capitalist

[ kap-i-tl-ist ]
/ ˈkæp ɪ tl ɪst /

noun

a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
an advocate of capitalism.
a very wealthy person.

Words nearby capitalist

capital sum, capital surplus, capital transfer tax, capital-intensive, capitalism, capitalist, capitalistic, capitalization, capitalization issue, capitalize, capitally

Origin of capitalist

First recorded in 1785–95; capital1 + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM capitalist

an·ti·cap·i·tal·ist, noun, adjectivenon·cap·i·tal·ist, nounpre·cap·i·tal·ist, noun, adjectivepro·cap·i·tal·ist, noun, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for noncapitalist

capitalist
/ (ˈkæpɪtəlɪst) /

noun

a person who owns capital, esp capital invested in a business
politics a supporter of capitalism
informal, usually derogatory a rich person

adjective

of or relating to capital, capitalists, or capitalism

Derived forms of capitalist

capitalistic, adjective
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