capitalist adj

1 of or relating to capitalism or capitalists; "a capitalist nation"; "capitalistic methods and incentives" [syn: capitalistic]

2 favoring or practicing capitalism [syn: capitalistic] [ant: socialistic]

1 a conservative advocate of capitalism

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

English

Adjective

capitalist

1. In support of capitalism, often used in a derogatory manner.

   (neutral) capitalist economy; capitalist countries.

   capitalist pigs.

Translations

Noun

1. A person who is a supporter of capitalism.
2. An owner of (considerable amount of) capital.

Translations

main capitalism

• The word Capitalist was originally minted by William Thackeray in the sense of one who owns capital, and was more precisely defined by Karl Marx in Das Kapital as one who owned working capital including machinery and made money by letting others work on those machines. Being a capitalist in this original sense does not necessarily mean that one supports capitalism.

• A Capitalist has more recently come to refer to someone who supports Capitalism or a free market ideology.

• Very recently a Risk Capitalist has come to be used as an equivalent to a Venture Capitalist.

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