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capitalist

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
someone who supports capitalism (= an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are controlled by private owners rather than by the state, with the purpose of making a profit):

Examples:

He describes himself as a "former socialist and reluctant capitalist".
2
someone who has a large amount of money invested (= given hoping to get more back) in business:

Examples:

Many of these capitalists have been able to benefit from privatization.
3
based on the system of capitalism (= an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are controlled by private owners rather than by the state, with the purpose of making a profit):

Examples:

a capitalist economy/country
She writes that the capitalist system has never worked for the poor.
4
a person who supports capitalism:

Examples:

He is broadly perceived as a free-market capitalist.
5
a person who invests large amounts of money in a business or businesses:

Examples:

What is profitable for the individual capitalist may not be beneficial for the system as a whole.
6
based on the system of capitalism:

Examples:

Competition, free enterprise, and profit are the values at the heart of the global capitalist system.
a capitalist society/democracy/economy
a capitalist country/nation/state

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