I. -_lə̇st noun
( -s )
Etymology: mercantile + -ist
: an advocate or practitioner of mercantilism
II. adjective
also mer·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