chrematist
chrematist noun: one who studies or guides the wealth of the state; a political economist.
Noun
chrematist (plural chrematists)
- One who studies or guides the wealth of the state; a political economist.
- An augmentation of production is generally considered as an addition to national wealth ; and it is on this ground that all nations, under the guidance of the Chrematists, are making such strenuous efforts to increase their agricultural and manufactured produce.1850, Archibald Alison, Essays, political, historical and miscellaneous, page 233
- They complained to Apollonius but Apollonius was not able to appear personally and sent a judge, the chrematist Peton, before whose court the peasants had to appear.1918, Robert Francis Seybolt, The Colonial Citizen of New York City
- One who seeks to acquire wealth; a money-grubber.
- In this scene he seems to generate money out of itself, like Aristotle's exploitative usurer or chrematist.1995, Mark Osteen, The economy of Ulysses: making both ends meet, page 172
- Unlimited accumulation is the goal of the chrematist and is evidence for Aristotle of the unnaturalness of the activity.2001, Hans-Dirk van Hoogstraten, Deep Economy: Caring for Ecology, Humanity and Religion, →ISBN, page 45
Examples of chrematist in a sentence
- In the letter he gives Leon good news about the condemnation of their opponents by the chrematists, and states that the king will hear the case.1989, Michael Prior, Paul the Letter-Writer and the Second Letter to Timothy, →ISBN, page 231:
- The great philosopher Thales of Miletus was a part-time chrematist.2014, Herman E. Daly, From Uneconomic Growth to a Steady-State Economy, →ISBN, page 99:
- The chrematist is a harsh employer and partner, for he will use any means to maximise his targets.2008, Christine Wanjiru Gichure, Ethics for Africa Today: An Introduction to Business Ethics, page 103:
Forms of chrematist
| plural | chrematists |
|---|
Questions about chrematist
- What does chrematist mean?
- Chrematist means one who studies or guides the wealth of the state; a political economist.
- How do you use chrematist in a sentence?
- In the letter he gives Leon good news about the condemnation of their opponents by the chrematists, and states that the king will hear the case.
- What part of speech is chrematist?
- Chrematist is a noun.
- What is the plural of chrematist?
- The plural of chrematist is chrematists.
Words near chrematist in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chrematist (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “chrematist.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/chrematist. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.