cameralist

noun

cam·​er·​a·​list

-ələ̇st

plural -s

1

: a public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler

2

: an economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy

Word History

Etymology

German kameralist, from New Latin cameralista, from Medieval Latin cameralis + Latin -ista -ist

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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