different between communist vs capitalist

English

Alternative forms

• Communist

Etymology

From French communiste.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?.mj?.n?st/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k??.m.j?.n?st/
• Hyphenation: com?mu?nist

Adjective

communist

1. Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

Derived terms

• communist party, Communist Party

Translations

Noun

communist (plural communists)

1. An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.
2. (nonstandard) Any revolutionary or subversive radical.

Translations

Anagrams

• uncommits

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French communiste or German Kommunist, itself from French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.my?n?st/
• Hyphenation: com?mu?nist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

communist m (plural communisten, diminutive communistje n, feminine communiste)

1. a communist [from ca. 1840]

Derived terms

• anarchocommunist
• communistenvreter
• communistisch

Related terms

• communisme

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kommunis
• ? Indonesian: komunis

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