capitalist
/ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/ noun C2- The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
- Someone whose wealth (capital) is invested in business ventures in order to return a profit. · Near-synonyms: businessman, financier, industrialist
- A person who is a supporter of capitalism.
Plural capitalists
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Melancholy in a capitalist, like the appearance of a comet, presages some misfortune to the world.”
“Because there is a little secret, a precaution I thought it desirable to take, one of Huret & Fichet’s locks, revised and improved by Gaspard Caderousse; I will manufacture you a similar one when you are a capitalist.”
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