devaluationist

[ dee-val-yoo-ey-shuh-nist ]

noun

1. a person, as an economist, who advocates the devaluation of a currency.

Word History and Origins

Origin of devaluationist¹

First recorded in 1930–35; devaluation + -ist

Example Sentences

In the Chamber dynamic Devaluationist Reynaud hammered at M. Blum until the harassed Premier, who knows that soon the franc may be forced off gold anyhow, blurted: "But who dares bring in a bill for such a purpose?"

From Time Magazine Archive