capitalist
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/
- Many capitalists believe that free markets lead to economic growth.
- capitalists and socialists
- industrial capitalists
- global capitalist
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then you'll know if if Trump is a capitalist or Marxist.
- And then you'll know if if Trump is a capitalist or Marxist.
- And you hear them prop up these like, massive capitalists that are all about consolidating wealth.
- John O Bracken's agreements, he says good agreements will be made independent of whether you're Marxist or capitalist.
- And then you have the people that are American capitalists that are me, me, me.
- We send in troops and they send in capitalists.
- And I went, right, He says in my mind, that makes you a capitalist.
- He tweeted some just just screaming madness on Twitter about the capitalist this and that.
- Jesus is pro guns, big capitalist, blonde hair, white skin, blue eyes.
- The unions are are really shaping your your life as a capitalist far more that would happen in a country like the United States.
- On the one hand, we have traditional capitalists who see this as as a way to take power and money away from the owners.
Examples
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Every free market capitalist wants competition until the competition can't be won.
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Capitalist democracy is real for the capitalists, but a sham for the working people.
Academic text (1990) -
We live in a capitalist system.
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Theory has acquired its high place in academic life as a result of capitalist market forces.
Academic text (1999) -
In the global struggle between two ideologies, only the capitalist nations could be described as free.
Academic text (1999) -
The agitations were conducted with the support of students and the capitalist class.
Academic text (2017) -
President Garfield was a tried-and-true capitalist.
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If the small- and middle-class capitalists join together, then only capitalists remain.
Fiction book (2002) -
However, the events do indicate the importance of different factions of capitalists and divergent business interests.
Academic text (1990) -
Trump's a free-market capitalist.
Synonyms
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6.1
A person who supports the system where businesses are privately owned and compete
Antonyms
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6.8
A belief or movement against a system where businesses make money for private owners
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.8
A person or company that gives money to new risky businesses to make money
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4.2
An economic system where private people or companies own businesses and try to make money
- Archaic
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9.9
A person in a socialist or communist system who supports capitalist policies
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6.1
A person who supports the system where businesses are privately owned and compete
- Archaic
A policy of using private business and market ideas that puts economic growth above social equality, often criticised by socialists
How Capitalist
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Capitalist comes from capital, meaning 'money or wealth used in business'. A helpful way to remember the political sense is that a capitalist is someone who supports a system run by private money and private ownership.