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noun

ˈka-pə-tə-list How to pronounce capitalist (audio)
Definition of capitalistnext
as in have
a wealthy person capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash

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capitalist

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adjective

variants or capitalistic
as in economic

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Recent Examples of capitalist
Noun
The 4th District race pits Thompson, a veteran lawmaker who has represented much of the region for nearly three decades, against Jones, a former venture capitalist and philanthropist. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 In December 2025, The New York Times reported that Google co-founder Larry Page and venture capitalist Peter Thiel were considering spending less time in California, in anticipation of the ballot measure passing. — Esther Lian, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
Adjective
The following decade, his Cultural Revolution violently sought to purge capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society and created a cult of personality around him. — Tom Williams, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Fittingly, Gentling the Horse’s overriding theme is a fascination with the oddballs who scrape by on the fringes of capitalist society. — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for capitalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
  1. have
  2. economic
  3. plutocrat
  4. commercial
  5. money
  6. magnate
  7. billionaire
Noun
  • Based on the popular video game series, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Keep scrolling to shop our ultimate Thanksgiving hosting guide, featuring cooking essentials, entertaining must haves, table decor and more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of have
Adjective
  • Yet artificial intelligence investment has become a key engine of US economic expansion.
    — , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Wyoming investment extends beyond Google said the $17 billion investment is intended to deliver long-term economic benefits to Laramie County and the wider state.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of economic
Noun
  • These early plutocrats made their fortunes on immovable assets — gold, land, oil, the natural riches of California.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The provenance of an otherwise unknown plutocrat probably does not.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of plutocrat
Adjective
  • The Russian missiles that hit overnight across the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, damaged homes and commercial properties, triggering new power and water outages, national and city authorities said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Together, those businesses span much of a card’s commercial journey — grading, pricing, storage, sales and even financing against collectibles.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of commercial
Noun
  • Chambers himself is now accused of riot, conspiracy to riot, and money laundering offenses, defense attorney Aitor Martínez Jiménez told the Washington Examiner.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
  • So much of it is unfortunately about money now, more than ever before.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of money
Noun
  • The jewels date back to Sofía’s 1962 wedding to the future King Juan Carlos, with the wider suite gifted by Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos and the matching earrings reportedly presented by her mother, Queen Frederica of Greece.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The tour takes guests through the Gilded Age mansion, built in 1904 for furniture magnate Amos Rhodes.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of magnate
Noun
  • The ballot measure, which would impose a one-time 5% tax on California billionaires to help fund healthcare, is failing by more than 8 percentage points.
    — Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Some laud him as a new Magellan; the eccentric billionaire set on colonizing Mars.
    — Joe Rae, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of billionaire

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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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