Capitalist
noun
A person who supports or practices capitalism, where private businesses and industry control the economy.
He is a capitalist who thinks private companies should run public services.
Often appears as...
- private capitalist
- industrial capitalist
adjective
Related to or based on the system of capitalism.
The capitalist market economy generates wealth.
Often appears as...
- capitalist society
- capitalist system
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Academic
noun
A person who uses their wealth to invest in trade and industry for making profit.
As a capitalist, she invested her fortune in new tech startups.
Often appears as...
- wealthy capitalist
- venture capitalist
noun
A person who supports or practices capitalism, where private businesses and industry control the economy.
He is a capitalist who thinks private companies should run public services.
Often appears as...
- private capitalist
- industrial capitalist
adjective
Related to or based on the system of capitalism.
The capitalist market economy generates wealth.
Often appears as...
- capitalist society
- capitalist system
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A person who uses their wealth to invest in trade and industry for making profit.
As a capitalist, she invested her fortune in new tech startups.
Often appears as...
- wealthy capitalist
- venture capitalist
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Position
Refers to people favoring business over government in controlling resources.
He became a capitalist to influence the market, not politics.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Wealthy
A capitalist isn't always rich; some support the idea without personal wealth.
She identifies as a capitalist but struggles to fund her start-up.
Pro Tip 3/3Modern Nuance
Nowadays, the term can imply a focus on profit, sometimes critically.
Critics accuse him of being a capitalist who values profit over people.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Position
Refers to people favoring business over government in controlling resources.
He became a capitalist to influence the market, not politics.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Wealthy
A capitalist isn't always rich; some support the idea without personal wealth.
She identifies as a capitalist but struggles to fund her start-up.
Pro Tip 3/3Modern Nuance
Nowadays, the term can imply a focus on profit, sometimes critically.
Critics accuse him of being a capitalist who values profit over people.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Position
Refers to people favoring business over government in controlling resources.
He became a capitalist to influence the market, not politics.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Wealthy
A capitalist isn't always rich; some support the idea without personal wealth.
She identifies as a capitalist but struggles to fund her start-up.
Pro Tip 3/3Modern Nuance
Nowadays, the term can imply a focus on profit, sometimes critically.
Critics accuse him of being a capitalist who values profit over people.
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Jessica Jackley:...
or they might need money during a hard month. But there's always a need for resources close by. Another thing is, it turns out, those resources don't usually come from the places you might expect -- banks, venture capitalists, other organizations and support structures -- they come from friends and family.
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The way we think about...
The Puritans came here for religious reasons, or so they said, but they also came here because they wanted to make a lot of money. They were pious people, but they were also really aggressive capitalists, and they were accused of extreme forms of profit-making tendencies, compared to the other colonists.
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It's OK to feel...
Advertising and the whole capitalist model has taught us scarcity, it's taught us that you have to be surrounded by abundance in order to safe. The disconnect between those who have and those who have not has never been bigger, and never in my lifetime, and probably in any of our lifetimes,
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Encouraging troops to be...
down on the ground with the troops you can think of them as an embedded venture capitalist and the job of our embedded VC is to understand what humanitarian problems the troops and their local partners are trying to solve and how we can help then we use crowdsourcing to
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How will we survive when...
Wizards envision a world of glittering, hyperefficient megacities surrounded by vast tracts of untouched nature, economies that have transitioned from atoms to bits, dematerialized capitalist societies that no longer depend on exploiting nature.
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Beware, fellow...
doesn't happen by accident. It doesn't happen by itself. It requires effort and investment, which is why all highly prosperous capitalist democracies are characterized by massive investments in the middle class and the infrastructure
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My road trip through the...
Golf helps people bond. Some of the best interviews I ever scored during my trip were on the golf courses. One venture capitalist, for example, invited me to golf in his private club that had no minority members. I also went fishing.
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A 40-year plan for...
heebie-jeebies and it gives venture capitalists sweet dreams in renewables are no longer a fringe activity for each of the past four years half of the world's new generating capacity has been renewable mainly lately in developing
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Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
and it gives venture capitalists sweet dreams. Renewables are no longer a fringe activity. For each of the past four years half of the world's new generating capacity has been renewable, mainly lately in developing countries.
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The Border Between Crocs...
It is, I guess, the legacy towards my daughter's death, to her life as well. This is for her. TIM In a capitalistic society,
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Jessica Jackley:...
or they might need money during a hard month. But there's always a need for resources close by. Another thing is, it turns out, those resources don't usually come from the places you might expect -- banks, venture capitalists, other organizations and support structures -- they come from friends and family.
Video examples
The way we think about...
The Puritans came here for religious reasons, or so they said, but they also came here because they wanted to make a lot of money. They were pious people, but they were also really aggressive capitalists, and they were accused of extreme forms of profit-making tendencies, compared to the other colonists.
Video examples
It's OK to feel...
Advertising and the whole capitalist model has taught us scarcity, it's taught us that you have to be surrounded by abundance in order to safe. The disconnect between those who have and those who have not has never been bigger, and never in my lifetime, and probably in any of our lifetimes,
Video examples
Encouraging troops to be...
down on the ground with the troops you can think of them as an embedded venture capitalist and the job of our embedded VC is to understand what humanitarian problems the troops and their local partners are trying to solve and how we can help then we use crowdsourcing to
Video examples
How will we survive when...
Wizards envision a world of glittering, hyperefficient megacities surrounded by vast tracts of untouched nature, economies that have transitioned from atoms to bits, dematerialized capitalist societies that no longer depend on exploiting nature.
Video examples
Beware, fellow...
doesn't happen by accident. It doesn't happen by itself. It requires effort and investment, which is why all highly prosperous capitalist democracies are characterized by massive investments in the middle class and the infrastructure
Video examples
My road trip through the...
Golf helps people bond. Some of the best interviews I ever scored during my trip were on the golf courses. One venture capitalist, for example, invited me to golf in his private club that had no minority members. I also went fishing.
Video examples
A 40-year plan for...
heebie-jeebies and it gives venture capitalists sweet dreams in renewables are no longer a fringe activity for each of the past four years half of the world's new generating capacity has been renewable mainly lately in developing
Video examples
Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
and it gives venture capitalists sweet dreams. Renewables are no longer a fringe activity. For each of the past four years half of the world's new generating capacity has been renewable, mainly lately in developing countries.
Video examples
The Border Between Crocs...
It is, I guess, the legacy towards my daughter's death, to her life as well. This is for her. TIM In a capitalistic society,
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Fallon Fox
American Athlete
Media is set up to give information to the people - at least that's what it says. But we all know in the U.S. that media is a capitalistic system, people are getting paid to write things, they have bosses and editors, and they have bosses, and they put pressure on people to write intriguing stories that catch the eye.
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Jay Samit
American Businessman
Most startup entrepreneurs unnecessarily spend half their time and give up half their equity in search of funding from angel investors and venture capitalists. Tens of millions of dollars are available to them for free from partners who not only don't want their equity, they don't even want to be paid back.
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Guy Spier
South African Businessman
I learned to see myself and my role as a capitalist... as somebody who's trying to harness, for myself and for society, the power of greed and the power of the will to acquire into something that makes the world a better place. That's the version of capitalism that we want.
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Kwasi Kwarteng
British Politician
Aspiration, opportunity, and a stake in society are things which combine education, decent healthcare and the fruits of a capitalist system where individuals contribute to society, while also pursuing their natural inclination to improve their lot in life.
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George Saunders
American Writer
I started out in engineering. I was a geophysical engineer. Throughout the course of my life I've done a lot of strange jobs, and the effect has been to make me think a little more skeptically about our capitalist society.
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Arsene Wenger
French Coach
The communist model does not work economically, we all realised that, but the capitalist model in the modern world also looks to be unsustainable.
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Jose Ferreira
American Businessman
Venture capitalists certainly create value for themselves, but they also singularly create value for the rest of the world.
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Evita Peron
Argentinian Statesman
Keeping books on social aid is capitalistic nonsense. I just use the money for the poor. I can't stop to count it.
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Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
The most important question venture capitalists ask is what prevents your company from growing faster.
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Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
It's very important to me to have a female venture capitalist.
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Fallon Fox
American Athlete
Media is set up to give information to the people - at least that's what it says. But we all know in the U.S. that media is a capitalistic system, people are getting paid to write things, they have bosses and editors, and they have bosses, and they put pressure on people to write intriguing stories that catch the eye.
Quote examples
Jay Samit
American Businessman
Most startup entrepreneurs unnecessarily spend half their time and give up half their equity in search of funding from angel investors and venture capitalists. Tens of millions of dollars are available to them for free from partners who not only don't want their equity, they don't even want to be paid back.
Quote examples
Guy Spier
South African Businessman
I learned to see myself and my role as a capitalist... as somebody who's trying to harness, for myself and for society, the power of greed and the power of the will to acquire into something that makes the world a better place. That's the version of capitalism that we want.
Quote examples
Kwasi Kwarteng
British Politician
Aspiration, opportunity, and a stake in society are things which combine education, decent healthcare and the fruits of a capitalist system where individuals contribute to society, while also pursuing their natural inclination to improve their lot in life.
Quote examples
George Saunders
American Writer
I started out in engineering. I was a geophysical engineer. Throughout the course of my life I've done a lot of strange jobs, and the effect has been to make me think a little more skeptically about our capitalist society.
Quote examples
Arsene Wenger
French Coach
The communist model does not work economically, we all realised that, but the capitalist model in the modern world also looks to be unsustainable.
Quote examples
Jose Ferreira
American Businessman
Venture capitalists certainly create value for themselves, but they also singularly create value for the rest of the world.
Quote examples
Evita Peron
Argentinian Statesman
Keeping books on social aid is capitalistic nonsense. I just use the money for the poor. I can't stop to count it.
Quote examples
Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
The most important question venture capitalists ask is what prevents your company from growing faster.
Quote examples
Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
It's very important to me to have a female venture capitalist.
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