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Plural of capitalist

regular plural

The plural of capitalist is capitalists.

Forms of capitalist

Singularcapitalist /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/
Pluralcapitalists
Countablecountable

Capitalists in a sentence

  • The separation was made complete between the means of production concentrated in the hands of the capitalists, on the one side, and the producers, possessing nothing but their labor-power, on the other.1907 [1880], Friedrich Engels, chapter III, in Edward Aveling, transl., Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, page 55
  • Interestingly, it was largely that way around - provincial entrepreneurs wanting to connect with the capital, rather than London capitalists seeking to spread outwards.2021 January 13, Christian Wolmar, “Read all about London's Cathedrals of Steam”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 62
  • They set up shop as venture capitalists on Sand Hill Road.From the entry set up shop
  • Silicon Valley executives and venture capitalists are eagerly eying that bonanza.2025 August 4, Sheera Frenkel, “The Militarization of Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry bonanza
  • Marx created a narrative populated by workers, capitalists, officials and scientists who were history’s dramatis personae.2015 February 18, Yanis Varoufakis, “Yanis Varoufakis: How I became an erratic Marxist”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the…. From the entry dramatis personae

Meaning of capitalist

  1. adjective Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.
  2. adjective Supporting or endorsing capitalism.
  3. adjective American.

Full definition of capitalist

Questions about the plural of capitalist

What is the plural of capitalist?
The plural of capitalist is capitalists.
Is capitalist countable?
Capitalist is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: capitalist (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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