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cameralist

cameralist noun: a public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.

Noun

cameralist (plural cameralists)

  1. A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
  2. An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy.

Forms of cameralist

pluralcameralists

Origin of cameralist

From German Kameralist, from New Latin cameralista, from Medieval Latin cameralis + Latin -ista (“-ist”), from camera (“chamber”) (English camera), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára). Sense is due to administrators in the royal chamber; compare political sense of cabinet.

Words formed from cameralist

Questions about cameralist

What does cameralist mean?
Cameralist means a public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
What part of speech is cameralist?
Cameralist is a noun.
What is the plural of cameralist?
The plural of cameralist is cameralists.

Words near cameralist in the dictionary

  1. cameral
  2. cameraless
  3. cameralessness
  4. cameralike
  5. cameralism
  6. cameralist
  7. cameralistic
  8. cameralistics
  9. cameralists
  10. camerality
  11. cameraman

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