cap·i·tal·ist
ˈka-pə-tə-list 
ˈkap-tə-
1
: a person who has capital especially invested in business
industrial capitalists
2
: a person who favors capitalism
variants
or capitalistic
ˌka-pə-tə-ˈli-stik
ˌkap-tə-
1
: owning capital
the capitalist class
2
a
: practicing or advocating capitalism
capitalist nations
b
: marked by capitalism
capitalist period of history
Examples of capitalist in a Sentence
Noun
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
But then America’s capitalists discovered the sport’s system of promotion and relegation (glaringly absent in America’s domestic soccer league), which offers clubs the possibility of moving up and down the game’s various divisions.
—Andrés Martinez, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Taking advantage of a wartime business boom, Japan took leaps forward as a capitalist country.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
But then America’s capitalists discovered the sport’s system of promotion and relegation (glaringly absent in America’s domestic soccer league), which offers clubs the possibility of moving up and down the game’s various divisions.
—Andrés Martinez, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
History teaches us that real reforms in a capitalist country have only come about by organizing strikes and boycotts.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Taking advantage of a wartime business boom, Japan took leaps forward as a capitalist country.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for capitalist
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitalist. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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