I. cap ‧ i ‧ tal ‧ ist 1 /ˈkæpətl-əst, ˈkæpɪtl-əst/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . someone who supports capitalism ⇨ communist , socialist
2 . someone who owns or controls a lot of money and lends it to businesses, banks etc to produce more wealth
⇨ venture capitalist at ↑ venture capital
II. capitalist 2 BrE AmE ( also cap‧i‧ta‧lis‧tic /ˌkæpətlˈɪstɪk◂, ˌkæpɪtlˈɪstɪk◂/) adjective
using or supporting capitalism ⇨ communist , socialist :
the capitalist system