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capitalist

Syllabification: (cap·i·tal·ist)
Pronunciation: /ˈkapətlist/
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Definition of capitalist

noun

  • a wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism:the creation of the factory system by nineteenth-century capitalists

adjective

  • practicing, supporting, or based on the principles of capitalism:capitalist countries the global economy is essentially capitalist

Derivatives

capitalistic

Pronunciation: /ˌkapətlˈistik/
adjective

capitalistically

adverb

capitalist in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of capitalist in the British & World English dictionary