capitalist — CAPITALÍST, Ă, capitalişti, ste, adj., s.m. şi f. 1. adj. Care aparţine capitalismului sau care are trăsăturile capitalismului, privitor la capitalism. 2. s.m. şi f. Persoană care posedă capital1 – Din fr. capitaliste. Trimis de valeriu,… … Dicționar Român
Capitalist — Cap i*tal*ist (k[a^]p [i^]*tal*[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. capitaliste.] One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business. [1913 Webster] The expenditure of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capitalist — capitalist, capitalist class See bourgeoisie … Dictionary of sociology
Capitalist — Capitalist, s.u. Capital 2) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
capitalist — (n.) 1791, from Fr. capitaliste, a coinage of the Revolution and a term of reproach; see CAPITAL (Cf. capital) + IST (Cf. ist). Related: Capitalistic … Etymology dictionary
capitalist — is now normally stressed on the first syllable, although you still occasionally hear it stressed on the second … Modern English usage
capitalist — [n] person engaged in private ownership of business backer, banker, bourgeois, businessperson, entrepreneur, financier, investor, landowner, moneybags*, one who signs the checks*, plutocrat, the boss*, the money*; concept 347 Ant. communist … New thesaurus
capitalist — [kap′ət list] n. 1. a person who has capital; owner of wealth used in business 2. an upholder of capitalism 3. loosely a wealthy person adj. capitalistic … English World dictionary
capitalist — ▪ I. capitalist cap‧i‧tal‧ist 1 [ˈkæptl st] noun [countable] 1. ECONOMICS someone who supports capitalism: • The country has really changed; it s OK to be a capitalist now. 2. FINANCE so … Financial and business terms
capitalist — [[t]kæ̱pɪtəlɪst[/t]] capitalists 1) ADJ A capitalist country or system supports or is based on the principles of capitalism. China has pledged to retain Hong Kong s capitalist system for 50 years. ...capitalist economic theory. 2) N COUNT A… … English dictionary
