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commercialists

commercialists is the plural of commercialist.

Meaning of commercialist

Noun

commercialist (plural commercialists)

  1. Someone who engages in commerce.
    • To the more liberal education of commercialists, when compared with that of agriculturists, may justly be ascribed the commercial ascendancy over the agricultural community.1848, A Summary Practical Elucidation of National Economy, page 16
  2. Someone who supports commercial activity.
    • Both sides--the "commercialists" and the "conservationists"--blitzed with outside endorsements, tours, advertisements, fliers, newspaper articles, and radio and TV publicity.1988 October 7, Harold Henderson, “Saved Form the Sandsuckers”, in Chicago Reader

Questions about commercialists

What is commercialists the plural of?
Commercialists is the plural of commercialist.

Words near commercialists in the dictionary

  1. commercialising
  2. commercialism
  3. commercialisms
  4. commercialist
  5. commercialistic
  6. commercialists
  7. commercialities
  8. commerciality
  9. commercializable
  10. commercialization
  11. commercializations

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