Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A supporter of capitalism.
- noun An investor of capital in business, especially one having a major financial interest in an important enterprise.
- noun A person of great wealth.
- adjective Capitalistic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who has capital; especially, a man of large property which is or may be employed in business.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or pertaining to,
capitalism . - adjective Supporting or endorsing
capitalism . - noun A
person who is a supporter ofcapitalism (Wikipedia). - noun An owner of (considerable amount of)
capital (Wikipedia).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to capitalism or capitalists
- adjective favoring or practicing capitalism
- noun a conservative advocate of capitalism
- noun a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
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Examples
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For Mao, however, the term capitalist was used to describe anyone he disliked, many of whom had little or no property.
Judging Mao as a Man Mao Yushi 2011
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The term capitalist revolution is being used in this context to denote and elucidate the emergence and the taking root of trade liberalization and fiscal decentralization in China.
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CA: You started talking in recent years about this term capitalist philanthropy.
Richard Branson's life at 30,000 feet Richard Branson 2007
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CA: You started talking in recent years about this term capitalist philanthropy.
Richard Branson's life at 30,000 feet Richard Branson 2007
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CA: You started talking in recent years about this term capitalist philanthropy.
Richard Branson's life at 30,000 feet Richard Branson 2007
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is looking to confront the United States, which he calls a capitalist, imperialist model of democracy.
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Then, I picked some old friends who were not historians; one's what we refer to as a capitalist reptile.
Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams 1993
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Some men have been found to denounce and deride the modern system -- what they call the capitalist system.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other William Graham Sumner 1875
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… Our existing system, what I call a capitalist world-economy, has been in existence for some 500 years and has for at least a century encompassed the entire globe.
Four reasons Buffett’s legacy will die by 2020 Paul B. Farrell - MarketWatch 2011
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… Our existing system, what I call a capitalist world-economy, has been in existence for some 500 years and has for at least a century encompassed the entire globe.
john commented on the word capitalist
Someone who insists on using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in email and the like.
October 10, 2007
burntsox commented on the word capitalist
oh - i get it. then a socialist is someone who includes too many addressees in email and always sends Reply All.
October 10, 2007
npydyuan commented on the word capitalist
And an absurdist is someone who green sandwich in the TV studio under the stairs?
October 10, 2007
yarb commented on the word capitalist
"He was the head of the big Atlas Iron Works. They have shut down recently, you know. Not failed exactly, but just ceased to be a paying investment, and Cedarquist closed them out. He has other interests, though. He's a rich man--a capitalist."
- Frank Norris, The Octopus, bk 2, ch. 1
August 19, 2008