Protectionist
(noun)
- A person or organization that advocates or supports protectionism.
- A person or organization that supports the protection of domestic industries through tariffs, quotas, and other trade barriers.
Origin:
From protection + -ist, modeled on words such as capitalist, socialist, etc.
Examples:
- The President is a protectionist, he wants to protect American jobs by imposing tariffs on foreign goods.
- The protectionist policies of the government hurt the country's economy.
- The union leader is a protectionist, he wants to protect the jobs of American workers.
- The protectionist argue that free trade harms domestic industries.
- The economist is a protectionist, he believes that trade barriers are necessary to protect domestic industries.