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capitalist
- /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/
adjective more capitalist · most capitalist
- Of, or pertaining to, capitalism. capitalist economy
- Supporting or endorsing capitalism. 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.
- American.
Similar: capitalistic · Opposite: anticapitalist, communist, Communist, socialist, Socialist
noun capitalists
- The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person. Very little of capital acquired in commerce is directed towards agriculture, save where a wealthy capitalist purchases lands for his own use; but it is seldom, if ever, applied to the improvement of the country, in the hands of the original landholders.
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Someone whose wealth (capital) is invested in business ventures in order to return a profit.
Near-synonyms: businessman, financier, industrialist
Similar: businessman, financier, industrialist
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A person who is a supporter of capitalism.
In a world of cheap airfares, laptops, and the Internet, we proudly regard mobility as a sign of how advanced we are. Hey, we're nomadic hipster capitalists!
Similar: economic liberal, free enterpriser, liberal
Opposite: anticapitalist, anti-capitalist, Communist, communist, socialist, Socialist
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: capitalistic, bourgeois, individualistic, competitive, laissez-faire, free-enterprise, private-enterprise, rugged individualist, capitalism, socialist, capital, investor, capitalization, repressive, magnate, tycoon
adjective
Similar: capitalistic · Opposite: anticapitalist, communist, Communist, socialist, Socialist
noun
Opposite: anticapitalist, anti-capitalist, Communist, communist, socialist, Socialist
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adj supporting or endorsing capitalism
| Español | capitalista |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पूंजीपति pūñjīpti |
| Português | capitalista |
| Français | capitaliste |
| Deutsch | kapitalistisch |
| Italiano | capitalistico, capitalista |
| Ελληνικά | καπιταλιστής kapitalistís, καπιταλίστρια kapitalístria |
| Română | capitalist |
| Русский | капиталисти́ческий kapitalistíčeskij |
noun owner of capital
| 한국어 | 자본가 jabon'ga |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 資本家 shihonka |
| 中文 | 資本家 /资本家 zīběnjiā |
| हिन्दी | पूंजीपति pūñjīpti |
| Kiswahili | bepari |
| Português | capitalista |
| Deutsch | Kapitalist, Kapitalistin |
| Ελληνικά | καπιταλιστής kapitalistís, καπιταλίστρια kapitalístria, κεφαλαιοκράτης kefalaiokrátis, κεφαλαιοκράτισσα kefalaiokrátissa |
| Română | capitalist, capitalistă |
| Русский | капитали́ст kapitalíst |
noun supporter of capitalism
| हिन्दी | पूंजीवादी pūñjīvādī |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | bepari |
| Português | capitalista |
| Français | capitaliste |
| Deutsch | Kapitalist, Kapitalistin |
| Italiano | capitalista |
| Română | capitalist, capitalistă |
| Русский | капитали́ст kapitalíst |
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