Capitalist

Quick meaning: Capitalist is an adjective meaning Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.

Meaning

Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.

More Meanings

1. Supporting or endorsing capitalism.
2. (nonstandard, especially during the Cold War) American.
3. The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
4. Someone whose wealth (capital) is invested in business ventures in order to return a profit.
5. A person who is a supporter of capitalism.

Example Sentences

capitalist economy

capitalist countries

It has been said that I kept a small account with Hobson Brothers, to whose bank I went, and entered the parlour with that trepidation which most poor men feel on presenting themselves before City magnates and capitalists.

Well, I thank you for your question, but I have to say we're capitalist—and that is just the way it is. However, we do think that capitalism is not necessarily meeting the needs with the income inequality that we have in our country.

Word Forms

• capitalists

Synonyms for capitalist

Depending on context, synonyms include capitalistic, businessman, financier, industrialist, liberal, individualistic.

Antonyms for capitalist

Common opposites include anticapitalist, communist, socialist, anti-capitalist, socialistic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include capitalistic, bourgeois, individualistic, competitive, capitalism, socialist.

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