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mercantilists

mercantilists is the plural of mercantilist.

Meaning of mercantilist

Noun

mercantilist (plural mercantilists)

  1. 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

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Questions about mercantilists

What is mercantilists the plural of?
Mercantilists is the plural of mercantilist.

Words near mercantilists in the dictionary

  1. mercantilely
  2. mercantilism
  3. mercantilisms
  4. mercantilist
  5. mercantilistic
  6. mercantilists
  7. mercantility
  8. mercaptal
  9. mercaptalbumin
  10. mercaptals
  11. mercaptamine

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