CAPITALIST


Meaning of CAPITALIST in English

I. -ist noun

Date: 1781

1. : a person who has capital especially invested in business ; broadly : a person of wealth : plutocrat

2. : a person who favors capitalism

II. adjective

or cap·i·tal·is·tic ˌka-pə-tə-ˈlis-tik, ˌkap-tə-, Brit also kə-ˌpi-tə-

Date: 1845

1. : owning capital

the capitalist class

2.

a. : practicing or advocating capitalism

capitalist nations

b. : marked by capitalism

capitalist period of history

• cap·i·tal·is·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.