bullionist

[boo l-yuh-nist]

noun

a person who advocates a system in which currency is directly convertible to gold or silver.

Origin of bullionist

First recorded in 1805–15; bullion + -ist

Related formsbul·lion·ism, noun

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Historical Examples of bullionist

I profess to be a bullionist, in the usual and accepted sense of that word.
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