mer·can·til·ist I. \-_lə̇st\noun (-s) Etymology:mercantile + -ist : an advocate or practitioner of mercantilism II. adjective alsomer·can·til·is·tic\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|listik\ : of or relating to the theory or practice of mercantilism < the monopoly chartered companies of the medieval and mercantilist periods — L.M.Hacker >