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anticapitalist

anticapitalist

6.8
A person who opposes systems where private owners and companies make money
  • noun
  • /ˌæn.tiˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪst/
translation icon : anticapitalista

Examples

  • I certainly do not wish to be perceived as anticapitalist.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Anticapitalist march at 2 PM.

    Blog text (16)

  • I see queer ideology as distinctly anticapitalist, an expansive space where sexuality and gender expression collide and intersect.

    Academic text (2012)

  • An anticapitalist believes that public resources should be shared rather than controlled by a few wealthy individuals.

  • At the rally, many anticapitalists gathered to voice their support for a more equitable economic system.

  • The anticapitalist movement promotes community ownership and sustainable practices instead of profit-driven pursuits.

Synonyms

noncapitalist
vsanticapitalist
6.9

A person, group, or system that opposes private ownership and profit

actively opposes and supports alternatives to private ownership and profit-driven economies

Antonyms

capitalist
118 4.6

A person who supports private business and free markets

How Anticapitalist

revolutionary
143 4.9
anticapitalist
6.8
critic
563 3.0

Surface Forms

anticapitalist singular
anticapitalists plural

Morphology

anticapitalist = capitalist (transparent) = anti + capital + ist

The noun is formed regularly from 'capitalist' with the opposition prefix 'anti-'.

Etymology

The word anticapitalist comes from the parts anti- 'against' and capital 'money' or 'wealth', like in capitalism. So an anticapitalist is a person who is 'against' a system that depends on private ownership and profit.