Noun: capitalist ka-pi-tu-list
- A conservative advocate of capitalism
"The capitalist argued for fewer regulations on businesses"
- A person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
"The young capitalist made his fortune in tech startups"
- Of or relating to capitalism or capitalists
"a capitalist nation";
- capitalistic
- Favouring or practising capitalism
"The capitalist investors sought new opportunities for profit";
- capitalistic
Derived forms: capitalists
See also: bourgeois, competitive, free-enterprise, individualistic, laissez-faire, private-enterprise
Type of: actor, conservative, conservativist, doer, worker
Antonym: socialist
Encyclopedia: Capitalist