protectionist

Definitions

Favoring or practicing the policy of protecting domestic industries from foreign competition by imposing tariffs or quotas.

Relating to or characterized by the advocacy of trade barriers to shield local businesses from international rivals.

Examples

The government's protectionist policies were designed to shield domestic manufacturers from foreign competition.

Economists warned that a shift toward protectionist trade measures could trigger a global recession.

Synonyms

isolationist nativist nationalist mercantilist insular

Antonyms

free trader globalist internationalist open market advocate cosmopolitan