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capitalist vs profiteer

profiteer vs capitalist

capitalist and profiteer both are nouns.

capitalist is an adjective but profiteer is not an adjective.

capitalist is not a verb while profiteer is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capitalist Yes Yes No No
profiteer Yes No Yes No
As nouns, profiteer is a hyponym of capitalist; that is, profiteer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than capitalist:
  • capitalist: a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
  • profiteer: someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
Other hyponyms of capitalist include bourgeois, businessperson, financier, moneyman, bearer, holder, investor, materialist, moneymaker.
capitalist (noun) profiteer (noun)
a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
a conservative advocate of capitalism
capitalist (adjective) profiteer (adjective)
favoring or practicing capitalism
of or relating to capitalism or capitalists
capitalist (verb) profiteer (verb)
make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
Difference between capitalist and profiteer

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