Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cameralist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cam-er-al-ist
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.

noun

An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy.

Etymology

From German Kameralist, from New Latin cameralista, from Medieval Latin cameralis + Latin -ista (“-ist”), from camera (“chamber”) (English camera), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára). Sense is due to administrators in the royal chamber; compare political sense of cabinet.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kameralist, cameralista, cameralis, -ista, καμάρα

Inflected Forms

cameralists (plural)

Derived Forms

cameralistic

Frequently Paired Words

cameralism

Questions

What does cameralist mean?: A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
Where does cameralist come from?: It is traced to German.

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