protectionist
/prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)nɪst
/Economics
noun
An advocate of the policy of shielding a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports: barriers erected by the agricultural protectionists...
- The newspaper has accused me of being a "table-thumping protectionist."
- The agricultural protectionists are always on the watch for ways to block foreign competition.
- He is a trade protectionist who would disrupt one of the greatest wealth-creating, wealth-spreading mechanisms since World War II.
adjective
Relating to the theory or practice of shielding a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports: protectionist measures against foreign imports...
- The president explained that his steel tariffs were really not protectionist.
- Automakers had put pressure on the government to maintain protectionist policies for the automobile industry.
- The protectionist policies they endorse have been aptly called "beggar thy neighbor."
