mercantilist
mercantilist adjective: of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
Adjective
mercantilist (comparative more mercantilist, superlative most mercantilist)
- Of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
- According to the mercantilist thinking that dominated European thought between the 16th and 18th centuries, poverty was socially useful. True, it was miserable for the poor. But it also kept the economic engine humming by ensuring the availability of plentiful cheap labour.2013 July 27, “Penury portrait”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8846
Noun
mercantilist (plural mercantilists)
- One who believes in mercantilism.
- On this point there was no difference between mercantilists and feudalists, between crowned planners and vested interests, between centralizing bureaucrats and conservative particularists.1957 [1944], Karl Polanyi, chapter 6, in The Great Transformation, Beacon Press: Boston, page 70
mercantilist meaning in Tamil
mercantilist in Tamil
- வணிகவியலர், வாணிகவியலர்
Forms of mercantilist
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more mercantilist |
| superlative | most mercantilist |
| Noun | |
| plural | mercantilists |
Origin of mercantilist
From mercantile + -ist.
Questions about mercantilist
- What does mercantilist mean?
- Mercantilist means of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
- What is mercantilist in Tamil?
- Mercantilist in Tamil is வணிகவியலர், வாணிகவியலர். See Mercantilist meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mercantilist?
- Mercantilist can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near mercantilist in the dictionary
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