monetaristnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmʌnɪtərɪst/us/ˈmɑnɪtərɪst/ECONOMICSsomeone who supports the idea of monetarism:
He was a monetarist who treated economic problems as technical challenges.
monetaristadjective
uk/ˈmʌnɪtərɪst/us/ˈmɑnɪtərɪst/supporting or relating to the idea of monetarism:
A commission headed by a leading monetarist economist recommended that the Fund pull out of long-term development lending.
monetarist policies/economics