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
Examples of capitalist in a Sentence
Noun
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
Venture capitalists predicted insurance, health care, and manufacturing would be the hottest use cases of the year.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Though this anti-capitalist satire was well-received at the festivals — nobody else moves their camera like Park does — there’s still a faint whiff of a career-achievement element at play here.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The venture capitalist Peter Thiel, for example, has invoked the antichrist in lectures, theorizing that such a figure might wield anti-AI sentiment to amass political power.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
Venture capitalists predicted insurance, health care, and manufacturing would be the hottest use cases of the year.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
The film’s real message, however, is deeply anti-capitalist, as Mickey 17 (the 17th clone) is fighting for his humanity and encouraging others to organize for their self-determination.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Though this anti-capitalist satire was well-received at the festivals — nobody else moves their camera like Park does — there’s still a faint whiff of a career-achievement element at play here.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitalist. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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