Capitalist - Dictionary Definition and Overview

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

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Capitalist

capitalist: @jimweirich actually, i think it's if no exceptions are rescued - not if none are raised - subtle difference there.
jimweirich: @Capitalist I understand what it does. I'm just not sure why I would use it. You got a use case where it matters?
capitalist: @tobi @jimweirich you can do begin/rescue/else/end for one - else clause hits if no exception is rescued
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