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
Derived forms
cameralism
noun
Word origin
[‹ G Kameralist ‹ NL cameralista, equiv. to ML camerāl(is) ( see cameral) + -ista-ist]
Examples of 'cameralist' in a sentence
cameralist
This chamber needs filling, and it is the cameralists who are in charge of this operation.