capitalist

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #14042

Meanings

1

noun
A person who invests money in business in order to make a profit.

The factory was funded by a wealthy capitalist.
2

noun
A person who supports the economic system of capitalism.

As a committed capitalist, she defended the free market.
3

adj
Relating to or based on capitalism.

They built a thriving capitalist economy after the reforms.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who invests money... businessman financier industrialist

3 adj · relating to or based on... capitalistic

Opposites

anti-capitalistanticapitalist communist socialist

Word family

Forms capitalists

Derived forms anarcho-capitalistanarchocapitalistanti-capitalistanticapitalistcountercapitalistcrapitalistcybercapitalisteco-capitalistecocapitalisthomocapitalisthypercapitalistneo-capitalist

Related forms capital capitalism capitalize chapiter chapter chattel

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Phrases (1)

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capitalist economy
an economic system in which capital and businesses are mainly privately owned

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French capitaliste; equivalent to capital + -ist. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

*kap- Proto-Indo-European capitaliste French *káput Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# capitalist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 14042

## Meanings
1. A person who invests money in business in order to make a profit.
2. A person who supports the economic system of capitalism.
3. Relating to or based on capitalism.

## Examples
- The factory was funded by a wealthy capitalist.
- As a committed capitalist, she defended the free market.
- They built a thriving capitalist economy after the reforms.

## Synonyms
- capitalistic

## Antonyms
- anti-capitalist
- anticapitalist
- communist
- socialist

## Derived Forms
- anarcho-capitalist
- anarchocapitalist
- anti-capitalist
- anticapitalist
- countercapitalist
- crapitalist
- cybercapitalist
- eco-capitalist
- ecocapitalist
- homocapitalist
- hypercapitalist
- neo-capitalist

## Related Forms
- capital
- capitalism
- capitalize
- chapiter
- chapter
- chattel

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kap-
- Root: capitaliste
- Root: *káput

## Etymology
From French capitaliste; equivalent to capital + -ist. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

## AI Etymology
Capitalist is from French capitaliste; equivalent to capital + -ist. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *kap- (Proto-Indo-European), capitaliste (French), and *káput (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include a person who invests money in business in order to make a profit, a person who supports the economic system of capitalism, and relating to or based on capitalism. The wider family includes derived forms such as anarcho-capitalist, anarchocapitalist, anti-capitalist, anticapitalist, and countercapitalist and related words such as capital, capitalism, capitalize, chapiter, and chapter.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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