capitalist

/ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/ noun [C]

Definition

› 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

(Definition of capitalist noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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