rare. [ad. Gr. χρηματιστ-ής a trafficker, money-maker, f. χρηματίζειν; see next.] One who studies the science of wealth; a political economist.
1845. Blackw. Mag., LVII. 536. According to the Chrematists the wealth of a nation is to be measured by the excess of the value of production over its cost. Ibid. All nations, under the guidance of the Chrematists, are making strenuous efforts to increase their … produce.
