capitalist
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“This is the greatest capitalist system in the history of mankind,” said Mike Scott, founder of private-equity firm Pelican Energy Partners.
From Barron's
If Samuel Slater was the father of the American Industrial Revolution, as President Andrew Jackson declared, then Moses Brown was the nation’s first venture capitalist.
From Barron's
For years, American venture capitalists invested heavily in Chinese startups, even as Chinese firms invested in young technology companies abroad.
“We really believe that this is an opportunity for Venezuela to return back into the capitalist fold,” he said.
With Venezuela saddled with about $160 billion in outstanding national debts, she also put a high priority on reintegrating into the global capitalist order that her government had long shunned.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.