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noun

ˈka-pə-tə-list How to pronounce capitalist (audio)
Definition of capitalistnext
as in have
a wealthy person capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash

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adjective

variants or capitalistic
as in economic

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Recent Examples of capitalist
Noun
Billionaires including Brin, venture capitalist John Doerr and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt have given millions to a political committee called Building a Better California. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Venture capitalists will tell you, obviously an era where series A, first round are being done at billion dollar free money valuations in companies that have no revenue, may not even have defined a business model. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Adjective
To her, the humanitarian doctors are no different from the capitalistic developers. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 One American anti-capitalist group was especially happy to see it. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for capitalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
  1. have
  2. economic
  3. plutocrat
  4. commercial
  5. money
  6. magnate
  7. billionaire
Noun
  • Not to be outdone, Celsius, another prominent energy drink, has partnered with ESPN to sponsor College GameDay, the hub of the let’s-have-fun-and-watch-TV-sports-all-day movement.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His image suggests an instinct for how a certain can’t-have-it distance is a condition of cool and bankability.
    — David Lê, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of have
Adjective
  • On its face, however, this inspirational message seems in sharp contrast to economic reality.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And with economic growth stagnating, there is no easy way out.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of economic
Noun
  • Not until early in the next century did Congress take on the depredations of Gilded Age plutocrats.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The provenance of an otherwise unknown plutocrat probably does not.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of plutocrat
Adjective
  • Sullivan touted his Bycatch Reduction Act, a bill intended to reduce excess fish caught by large commercial trawlers.
    — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Over the course of 10 years, Vincent created more than 800 paintings and 700 drawings, desperately hoping for financial independence and commercial success.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of commercial
Noun
  • In 2024, the CFPB proposed a rule that would require the disclosure of tips and fees as finance charges as an APR, or the total yearly cost of borrowing money.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of money
Noun
  • French jewelry maison Boucheron was founded in 1858 and built a legacy of adorning royals, stars and magnates in jewelry that combines precious, rare gems with equally ingenious designs.
    — Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
  • His short stint on social media wasn't the only personal detail the AI magnate offered in the interview, but one gets the sense that these days, Affleck doesn't have that much to reveal.
    — Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of magnate
Noun
  • With almost all the votes from the two-day ballot counted by the Statistics Office, the centrist ANO (or YES) movement led by the populist billionaire failed to win a single seat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The billionaire businessman has made a lot of money betting early on the rise of industrial neighborhoods, like Lower Manhattan’s Meatpacking District and Miami’s Wynwood.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of billionaire

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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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