capitalist
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/
:
capitalista
- Many capitalists believe that free markets lead to economic growth.
- capitalists and socialists
- industrial capitalists
- global capitalist
And 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
A person who supports the system where businesses are privately owned and compete
Antonyms
A belief or movement against a system where businesses make money for private owners
Compounds
- Specialized
24
5.8
A person or company that gives money to new risky businesses to make money
4
4.2
An economic system where private people or companies own businesses and try to make money
- Archaic
A person in a socialist or communist system who supports capitalist policies
- Archaic
A policy of using private business and market ideas that puts economic growth above social equality, often criticised by socialists
A person who supports the system where businesses are privately owned and compete
How Capitalist
33
9.0
118
4.6
282
4.1
563
3.0
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.