One professionally engaged in commerce; an adherent of commercialism.

(a) (originally U.S.) a school, college, etc., at which commerce and business skills are taught; (b) the body of adherents of mercantilism (see me…

A person who advocates or favours the introduction of a prohibition, esp. one restricting the manufacture, sale, or transport of alcoholic drinks…

An advocate or supporter of protectionism; a person who favours a policy of protecting domestic industries from foreign competition.

An advocate or practitioner of mercantilism (see mercantilism, n. 2).

U.S. A manufacturer or merchant whose trade is protected from competition. Cf. protect, v. 2. Now rare.

An advocate of the system of preference (see preference, n. 5); esp. (in Britain and the Commonwealth) an advocate of the system of imperial…