cap·i·tal·ist
ˈka-pə-tə-list 
ˈkap-tə-
1
: a person who has capital especially invested in business
industrial capitalists
2
: a person who favors capitalism
variants
or capitalistic
ˌka-pə-tə-ˈli-stik
ˌkap-tə-
1
: owning capital
the capitalist class
2
a
: practicing or advocating capitalism
capitalist nations
b
: marked by capitalism
capitalist period of history
Synonyms
Examples of capitalist in a Sentence
Noun
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
Despite how far industries have come regarding DE&I initiatives, traditional venture capitalists are lacking in adopting this change.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
Philip Bump, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
In the recent presidential debate, more energy went into bickering over who deserves to be president, and even their golf scores, than about what America and the West should do next to secure our collective democratic capitalist future against challengers like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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Noun
Tusk is a venture capitalist and political strategist who runs the Mobile Voting Project.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
Despite how far industries have come regarding DE&I initiatives, traditional venture capitalists are lacking in adopting this change.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
Adjective
Reeve described speaking to one man who was pushed deeper into racist rhetoric by capitalist recommendation engines.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
In the recent presidential debate, more energy went into bickering over who deserves to be president, and even their golf scores, than about what America and the West should do next to secure our collective democratic capitalist future against challengers like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitalist. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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