English Explanatory Dictionary

capitalist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.
  2. Supporting or endorsing capitalism.
  3. American.
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.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capitalist.wav

Word forms

capitalist more capitalist most capitalist capitalists

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin capitālisbor. Old French capitalbor. Middle English capital English capital Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist ▲ French capitalistecalq. English capitalist From capital + -ist. Calque of French capitaliste.

Synonyms

capitalistic businessman financier industrialist economic liberal free enterpriser liberal

Antonyms

anticapitalist communist socialist anti-capitalist

Related words

capital capitalism capitalize chapiter chapter chattel state capitalism

Derived words

anarchist capitalist anarcho-capitalist anarchocapitalist anticapitalist anti-capitalist capitalist anarchism capitalist anarchist capitalist realism capitalist roader capitalist roadism capitalist roadist countercapitalist crapitalist crony capitalist cybercapitalist eco-capitalist ecocapitalist homocapitalist hypercapitalist late capitalist neo-capitalist neocapitalist non-capitalist noncapitalist palaeocapitalist palaeo-capitalist paleo-capitalist paleocapitalist post-capitalist postcapitalist pre-capitalist precapitalist procapitalist protocapitalist semicapitalist state capitalist supercapitalist technocapitalist turbocapitalist venture capitalist vulture capitalist
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