- a person who owns capital, esp capital invested in a business
- a supporter of capitalism
- of or relating to capital, capitalists, or capitalism
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cap•i•tal•ist /ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Businessa person who invests capital in business enterprises.
- Government, Businessa person who favors capitalism.
- a very wealthy person.
cap•i•tal•ist
(kap′i tl ist),USA pronunciation n.
- Business, Governmenta person who has capital, esp. extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- Government, Business, Philosophyan advocate of capitalism.
- Governmenta very wealthy person.
- capital1 + -ist 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
capitalist /ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/ n
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'capitalist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Baader-Meinhof Gang
- bourgeois
- bourgeoisie
- capital
- champagne
- class struggle
- profit
- proletariat
- trade cycle
- venture capitalist
- Astor
- capitalistic
- Cornell
- free enterprise
- Marxism
- Rhodes
- robber baron
- surplus value
