Main Entry: ²capitalist

Variant(s): or cap·i·tal·is·tic \ˌka-pə-tə-ˈlis-tik, ˌkap-tə-, British also kə-ˌpi-tə-\

Function: adjective

Date: 1845

1 : owning capital <the capitalist class>
2 a : practicing or advocating capitalism <capitalist nations> b : marked by capitalism <capitalist period of history>

— cap·i·tal·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb