Syn: competitive, private-enterprise(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
capitalist — I UK [ˈkæpɪt(ə)lɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms capitalist : singular capitalist plural capitalists ** 1) economics someone who supports the system of capitalism 2) someone who is successful in business or who invests money in businesses… … English dictionary
capitalistic — adj. 1. Of or relating to capitalism or capitalists. capitalistic methods and incentives Syn: capitalist. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Favoring or practicing capitalism. [Narrower terms: {bourgeois}] {socialistic} Syn: capitalist. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capitalist — (n.) 1791, from Fr. capitaliste, a coinage of the Revolution and a term of reproach; see CAPITAL (Cf. capital) + IST (Cf. ist). Related: Capitalistic … Etymology dictionary
capitalist — [kap′ət list] n. 1. a person who has capital; owner of wealth used in business 2. an upholder of capitalism 3. loosely a wealthy person adj. capitalistic … English World dictionary
capitalist — ▪ I. capitalist cap‧i‧tal‧ist 1 [ˈkæptl st] noun [countable] 1. ECONOMICS someone who supports capitalism: • The country has really changed; it s OK to be a capitalist now. 2. FINANCE so … Financial and business terms
capitalistic — adjective 1. favoring or practicing capitalism (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑capitalist • Ant: ↑socialistic • Similar to: ↑bourgeois, ↑competitive, ↑free enterprise, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
capitalist — 1. adjective a) Of, or pertaining to, capitalism. capitalist economy; capitalist countries. b) Supporting or endorsing capitalism. capitalist pigs. Syn: capitalistic … Wiktionary
Capitalist mode of production — In Marxian economic discourse the capitalist mode of production refers to the socio economic base of capitalist society which began to grow rapidly in Western Europe from the end of the eighteenth century, and later extended to most of the world … Wikipedia
capitalist — I. noun Date: 1781 1. a person who has capital especially invested in business; broadly a person of wealth ; plutocrat 2. a person who favors capitalism II. adjective or capitalistic Date: 1845 1. owning capital … New Collegiate Dictionary
capitalistic — capitalistically, adv. /kap i tl is tik/, adj. pertaining to capital or capitalists; founded on or believing in capitalism: a capitalistic system. [1870 75, Amer.; CAPITALIST + IC] * * * … Universalium
