protectionist

adj

Etymology

Borrowed from French protectionniste, equivalent to protection + -ist.

  1. borrowed from protectionniste

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.

    • This is because most member countries still hold a very much protectionist stance when it comes to the service sector.
    • The "national security" grounds were gauzy at best; the 232 tariffs were classically protectionist.
  2. Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the…

    Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.

    • Vance is now a key messenger for Trump’s economic agenda as the administration pursues sweeping new protectionists policies announced on what they deemed “Liberation Day.”
  3. A linguistic purist.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA