Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Capitalist \Cap"i*tal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. capitaliste.]
   One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or
   money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is
   employed in business.

         The expenditure of the capitalist.       --Burke.

Source : WordNet®

capitalist
     n 1: a conservative advocate of capitalism
     2: a person who invests capital in a business (especially a
        large business)

capitalist
     adj 1: of or relating to capitalism or capitalists; "a capitalist
            nation"; "capitalistic methods and incentives" [syn: {capitalistic}]
     2: favoring or practicing capitalism [syn: {capitalistic}]
        [ant: {socialistic}]