capitalist

¹cap·i·tal·ist

noun \-ist\

Definition of CAPITALIST

1

: a person who has capital especially invested in business; broadly : a person of wealth : plutocrat

2

: a person who favors capitalism

Examples of CAPITALIST

1. <capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash>

First Known Use of CAPITALIST

1781

Related to CAPITALIST

Synonyms: Croesus, deep pocket, fat cat, have, money, moneybags, plutocrat, silk stocking

Antonyms: have-not, pauper

Related Words: moneymaker, money-spinner [chiefly British]; magnate, nabob, tycoon; billionaire, gazillionaire, millionaire, multibillionaire, multimillionaire, multimillionairess, zillionaire; heir, heiress, jet-setter, jeunesse dorée

Near Antonyms: bankrupt, beggar

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Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism