Synonyms of capitalist

capitalist 1 of 2

noun

ˈka-pə-tə-list 

as in have

a wealthy person

capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• have
• plutocrat
• money
• magnate
• moneybags
• billionaire
• tycoon
• Croesus
• silk stocking
• deep pocket
• heiress
• heir
• fat cat
• millionaire
• multimillionaire
• moneymaker
• nabob
• money-spinner
• multibillionaire
• zillionaire
• gazillionaire
• jeunesse dorée
• multimillionairess
• jet-setter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• have-not
• bankrupt
• pauper
• beggar

capitalist

2 of 2

adjective

variants or capitalistic

as in economic

Related Words

• economic
• commercial
• financial
• monetary
• fiscal
• pecuniary
• dollars-and-cents
• pocket

Dissimilar Words

• noneconomic
• nonmonetary
• nonfinancial

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capitalist

Noun

San Francisco venture capitalist Pierre Lamond built the first residence near Kīhei in 1990, then bought the neighboring property for $10 million in 2000. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026

The Dodgers majority owner, who had bought his stake in the basketball team last year at a $10-billion valuation, likely netted a big payday from the sale to former Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger and venture capitalist Joshua Kushner. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Adjective

In New York and elsewhere, socialists have also performed well, startling establishment figures who favor more traditional positions on capitalist economic policies, among other issues. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026

These platforms function less like traditional capitalist firms than feudal estates, extracting rent from businesses, creators, and users who have little choice but to operate on their terrain. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026