A capitalist is someone who owns a business which they run in order to make a profit for themselves. They argue that only private capitalists can remake Poland's economy. = entrepreneur. cap·i·ta·lis·tic using or supporting capitalism communist, socialist socialist
A capitalist country or system supports or is based on the principles of capitalism. I'm a strong believer in the capitalist system. capitalist economic theory
One exclusively dependant on accumulated property, whether denoting a person of large wealth or one having income from investments The word has no legal meaning [Bl]
a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) a conservative advocate of capitalism of or relating to capitalism or capitalists; "a capitalist nation"; "capitalistic methods and incentives