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capitalist definition

capi·tal·ist (-ist)

noun

  1. a person who has capital; owner of wealth used in business
  2. an upholder of capitalism
  3. loosely a wealthy person

adjective

capitalistic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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