different between capitalist vs plutocrat

English

Etymology

From French capitaliste.

Adjective

capitalist (comparative more capitalist, superlative most capitalist)

1. Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.

2. Supporting or endorsing capitalism.

Synonyms

• capitalistic

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

capitalist (plural capitalists)

1. The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
2. Someone whose wealth (capital) is invested in business ventures in order to return a profit.

   Synonyms: businessman, captain of industry, magnate, tycoon, financier
3. A person who is a supporter of capitalism.

   Synonyms: economic liberal, free enterpriser, liberal

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• chapiter
• capital
• capitalism
• chapter
• capitalize
• chattel

Further reading

• capitalist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• capitalist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• capitalist at OneLook Dictionary Search
• capitalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French capitaliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.pi.ta?list/

Noun

capitalist m (plural capitali?ti, feminine equivalent capitalist?)

1. capitalist

Declension

Adjective

capitalist m or n (feminine singular capitalist?, masculine plural capitali?ti, feminine and neuter plural capitaliste)

1. capitalist

Declension

Related terms

• capitalism

English

Alternative forms

• ploutocrat (archaic)

Etymology

From pluto- +? -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek ??????? (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + ?????? (krátos, “power, might”).

Noun

plutocrat (plural plutocrats)

1. Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

   Synonyms: oligarch, (rare) tycoonocrat

Related terms

• plutocracy
• plutocratic

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French ploutocrate

Noun

plutocrat m (plural plutocra?i)

1. plutocrat

Declension