capitalist

cap-i-tal-ist · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who owns capital and uses it to produce wealth.

  2. 2.

    Relating to or based on capitalism.

  3. 3.

    A supporter of capitalism as an economic system.

Forms

plural: capitalists

Related words

Antonyms: communist, socialist
See also: capital, capitalism, investor
Synonyms: businessman, entrepreneur, investor

Etymology

From "capital" + "-ist" suffix. "Capital" comes from Latin capitalis meaning "of the head, chief."