释义
[ kap -i-tl-ist ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkæp ɪ tl ɪst / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
an advocate of capitalism.
a very wealthy person.
Origin of capitalist First recorded in 1785–95; capital1 + -ist
OTHER WORDS FROM capitalist an·ti·cap·i·tal·ist, noun, adjective non·cap·i·tal·ist, noun pre·cap·i·tal·ist, noun, adjective pro·cap·i·tal·ist, noun, adjective Words nearby capitalist capital gains tax, capital goods, capital-intensive, capital investment, capitalism, capitalist , capitalistic, capitalization, capitalization issue, capitalize, cap it all
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Example sentences from the Web for capitalist Nothing in it was meant to change the basic operations of the capitalist economy or to intervene aggressively in class relations.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch| January 4, 2015| DAILY BEAST
At home, Lobanov's favorite books were those that showed the aircraft of capitalist countries like the US, Britain, and France.
The World's Most Beautiful Boat—Yours for Half a Billion Dollars | Tim Teeman| October 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The idea is to make every citizen a capitalist through citizen shares of corporations.
A Founding Father Profit Sharing Fix for Inequality | Joseph Blasi| July 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He called the AEI president “the spiritual leader of the capitalist people,” a moniker that Brooks embraces.
D.C.’s Conservative Guru Finds His Inner Hippie | Eleanor Clift| June 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The Silicon Valley tech firms tend to be every bit as cutthroat and greedy as any capitalist enterprise before it.
Silicon Valley’s Giants Are Just Gilded Age Tycoons in Techno-Utopian Clothes | Joel Kotkin| April 25, 2014| DAILY BEAST
We have, therefore, to draw the fatal conclusion that Switzerland is doomed should capitalist imperialism endure.
The Forerunners | Romain Rolland
He said he had failed to interest any capitalist in his invention.
Hand and Ring | Anna Katharine Green
If debts and interest were not paid, dividends on stocks and bonds would cease and the capitalist would be reduced to beggary.
The Affable Stranger | Peter McArthur
The politician is not jealous of the millionaire, nor the capitalist of the prime minister.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus | G. A. Chadwick
This must result in merely enriching the Indian capitalist and punishing the consumer.
The Wheel of Fortune | Mahatma Gandhi
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British Dictionary definitions for capitalist noun a person who owns capital, esp capital invested in a business
politics a supporter of capitalism
informal , usually derogatory a rich person
adjective of or relating to capital, capitalists, or capitalism
Derived forms of capitalist capitalistic , adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to capitalist entrepreneur, banker, financier, backer, businessperson, plutocrat, investor, bourgeois, moneybags, landowner