🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Kapitalist

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kapitalist

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Capitalist/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪst/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er ist ein Kapitalist, der in verschiedene Branchen investiert."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who uses their wealth to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism.

    "As a successful capitalist, she invested in several startups that focused on renewable energy."
  2. 2

    An advocate or supporter of capitalism.

    "The capitalist argued that free markets lead to innovation and economic growth."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the modern Latin 'capitalis' meaning principal, stemming from 'caput' (head), entering European languages in the mid-19th century through political economy to describe owners of capital and supporters of free-market systems.

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