Definition of capitalist Capitalist

/kæˈpʌtʌlɪst/ - [katputulist] - cap•i•tal•ist

We found 13 definitions of capitalist from 5 different sources.

What does capitalist mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: capitalists
capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
		mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
		business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
		businessperson, bourgeois a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
		financier, moneyman a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
		holder, bearer a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"
		investor someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
		materialist someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter
		moneymaker a project that generates a continuous flow of money
		profiteer someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
capitalist - a conservative advocate of capitalism
		conservativist, conservative a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
Adjective
capitalist - of or relating to capitalism or capitalists; "a capitalist nation"; "capitalistic methods and incentives"
		capitalistic
capitalist - favoring or practicing capitalism
		capitalistic
		socialist, socialistic advocating or following the socialist principles; "socialistic government"
		bourgeois belonging to the middle class
		free-enterprise, private-enterprise, competitive showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"

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Wiktionary

capitalist (Noun)
A person who is a supporter of capitalism Wikipedia.
capitalist (Noun)
An owner of considerable amount of capital Wikipedia.
capitalist (Adjective)
Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.
capitalist (Adjective)
Supporting or endorsing capitalism.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

capitalist (n.)
One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business.