capitalist

capitalist (ˈkæpɪtəlɪst)

—n
1.	a person who owns capital, esp capital invested in a business
2.	politics a supporter of capitalism
3.	informal, derogatory usually a rich person

—*adj*
4.	of or relating to capital, capitalists, or capitalism

capital'istic

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

capitalist

1791, from Fr. capitaliste, a coinage of the Revolution and a term of reproach; see capital. Capitalistic is from 1873.

Example sentences

In two decades, private-equity firms have moved from the outer fringe to the

centre of the capitalist system.

One thing every venture capitalist thinks about on the way in: how to cash out.

But normal capitalist firms will continue to co-exist with them.

Workers' co-ops are often seen as hotbeds of radical, anti-capitalist thought.

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Marxism Rhodes robber baron surplus value

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"Work of all kinds is got from poor women, at prices that will not keep soul and body together, and then the articles thus made are sold for prices that give monstrous prices to the capitalist, who thus grows rich on the hard labor of our sex."

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