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capitalist

/ˈkæpətəlɪst/

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What does capitalist mean?

adjective

  1. Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.
  2. Supporting or endorsing capitalism.
  3. American.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
  2. Someone whose wealth (capital) is invested in business ventures in order to return a profit.
  3. A person who is a supporter of capitalism.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkæpətəlɪst/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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That which is now to be expropriated is no longer the laborer working for himself, but the capitalist exploiting many laborers.
Bertrand RussellProposed Roads to FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #690
An intelligently worked Capitalist system, as Comte saw, would give us all that most of us are intelligent enough to want.
Bernard ShawTreatise on Parents and ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #908
More book examples (3)
The laborer who does not turn capitalist and have a house and garden for his old age is lacking in foresight.
James J. (James John) DavisThe Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of ItProject Gutenberg ebook #1297
It is a law of social economy that all invested capital must return continually to the capitalist in the form of interest.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
Is it credible that the democracy which has annihilated the feudal system and vanquished kings will respect the citizen and the capitalist?
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815