protectionist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.
noun
  1. Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.
  2. A linguistic purist.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-protectionist.wav

Word forms

protectionist more protectionist most protectionist protectionists

Etymology

Borrowed from French protectionniste, equivalent to protection + -ist.

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