cameralist

American  

[kam-er-uh-list, kam-ruh-] / ˈkæm ər ə lɪst, ˈkæm rə- /

noun

1. any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.

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Other Word Forms

• cameralism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of cameralist

< German Kameralist < New Latin cameralista, equivalent to Medieval Latin camerāl ( is ) ( see cameral) + -ista -ist