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