capitalist

  • 11Capitalist — * The word Capitalist was originally minted by William Thackeray in the sense of one who owns capital, and was more precisely defined by Karl Marx in Das Kapital as one who owned working capital including machinery and made money by letting… …

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  • 12capitalist — 1. adjective a) Of, or pertaining to, capitalism. capitalist economy; capitalist countries. b) Supporting or endorsing capitalism. capitalist pigs. Syn: capitalistic …

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  • 13capitalist — 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… …

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  • 14capitalist — 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 …

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  • 15capitalist — cap|i|tal|ist1 [ˈkæpıtl ıst] n 1.) someone who supports capitalism →↑communist, socialist ↑socialist 2.) someone who owns or controls a lot of money and lends it to businesses, banks etc to produce more wealth →venture capitalist at ↑venture… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16capitalist — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Capitalist is used after these nouns: ↑venture {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Capitalist is used with these nouns: ↑class, ↑country, ↑culture, ↑economy, ↑expansion, ↑exploitation, ↑ideology, ↑ …

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  • 17capitalist — cap|i|tal|ist1 [ kæpıtlıst ] noun count ** 1. ) someone who supports the system of capitalism 2. ) someone who is successful in business or invests money in businesses for profit capitalist cap|i|tal|ist 2 [ kæpıtlıst ] adjective * based on or… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18capitalist — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who supports capitalism: the class struggle between workers and capitalists 2 someone who owns or controls a lot of money and lends it to businesses, banks etc to produce more wealth 2 cap.i.ta.lis.tic adjective using or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19capitalist — / kæpɪt(ə)lɪst/ adjective working according to the principles of capitalism ● the capitalist system ● the capitalist countries or world ■ noun a person who invests capital in business enterprises …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 20capitalist — / kæpɪt(ə)lɪst/ adjective working according to the principles of capitalism ● the capitalist system ● the capitalist countries or world ■ noun a person who invests capital in business enterprises …

    Dictionary of banking and finance