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Webster 1913 Edition
Capitalist
Cap′i-tal-ist
(kăp′ĭ-tal-ĭst)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
capitaliste
.] One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business.
The expenditure of the
capitalist
. Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Capitalist
CAPITALIST
,Noun.
Definition 2024
capitalist
capitalist
English
Adjective
capitalist (comparative more capitalist, superlative most capitalist)
- Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.
- 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 162:
- He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.
- capitalist economy; capitalist countries.
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- Supporting or endorsing capitalism.
- capitalist warriors.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
supporting or endorsing capitalism
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Noun
capitalist (plural capitalists)
- A person who is a supporter of capitalism (Wikipedia).
- An owner of (considerable amount of) capital (Wikipedia).
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- “I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. …”
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Translations
supporter of capitalism
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owner of capital
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Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from French capitaliste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.pi.taˈlist/
Noun
capitalist m (plural capitaliști, feminine equivalent capitalistă)
Declension
declension of capitalist
| singular | plural | |||
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| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) capitalist | capitalistul | (niște) capitaliști | capitaliștii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) capitalist | capitalistului | (unor) capitaliști | capitaliștilor |
| vocative | capitalistule | capitaliștilor | ||
Adjective
capitalist m, n (feminine singular capitalistă, masculine plural capitaliști, feminine and neuter plural capitaliste)
Declension
declension of capitalist
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | capitalist | capitalistă | capitaliști | capitaliste | ||
| definite | capitalistul | capitalista | capitaliștii | capitalistele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | capitalist | capitaliste | capitaliști | capitaliste | ||
| definite | capitalistului | capitalistei | capitaliștilor | capitalistelor | |||