chrematists

Noun

chrematist (plural chrematists)

1. 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
2. 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