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capitalist

/kˈæpʌtʌlɪst/noun, adjective4 syllables

Capitalist means: favoring or practicing capitalism.

Synonyms for capitalist7

adjective, as in favoring or practicing capitalism

capitalistic, bourgeois, competitive, free-enterprise, private-enterprise, individualistic, laissez-faire

adjective, as in of or relating to capitalism or capitalists

capitalistic

What does capitalist mean?4

adjective

1

favoring or practicing capitalism

2

of or relating to capitalism or capitalists“a capitalist nation”

noun

1

a conservative advocate of capitalism

2

a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Capitalist in a sentence

  • Edward, the venture capitalist, hit the jackpot in the oil business.AlanF_US
  • Drug trafficking gangs tend to be patriarchal, heterosexist, and ultra-capitalist.shekitten
  • If war is an industry, how is peace possible in a capitalist world?Miktsoanit
  • Just because you're a capitalist doesn't mean you have to shop.nonong
  • So we shouldn't use the capitalist system anymore?Objectivesea
  • The capitalist market is incapable of making long-term investments in the energy sector.DJ_Saidez
  • There have been a lot of mass killings under capitalist regimes.shekitten
  • You can't be an anarchist and a capitalist at the same time.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of capitalist

as a noun

plural
capitalists