capitalist
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/ us POLITICS
a person who supports capitalism:
He is broadly perceived as a free-market capitalist.
ECONOMICS
a person who invests large amounts of money in a business or businesses:
What is profitable for the individual capitalist may not be beneficial for the system as a whole.
See also
venture capitalist
capitalist
adjective
uk/ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/ us(also capitalistic) ECONOMICS, POLITICS
based on the system of capitalism:
Competition, free enterprise, and profit are the values at the heart of the global capitalist system.
a capitalist society/democracy/economy
a capitalist country/nation/state