mercantilist

1 of 2

noun

mer·​can·​til·​ist -lə̇st 

plural -s

: an advocate or practitioner of mercantilism

mercantilist

2 of 2

adjective

"

variants or less commonly mercantilistic

¦⸗⸗(ˌ)⸗¦listik 

: of or relating to the theory or practice of mercantilism

the monopoly chartered companies of the medieval and mercantilist periods

—L. M. Hacker

Word History

Etymology

Noun

mercantile + -ist

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