Definition of "protectionist"

protectionist

adjective
comparative more protectionist, superlative most protectionist
1. Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.
  Quotations
  This is because most member countries still hold a very much protectionist stance when it comes to the service sector.
  2008, International Transport Forum, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, SourceOECD (Online service), 17th International ITF/OECD Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy: benefiting from globalisation : transport sector contribution and policy challenges : introductory reports and summary of discussion : 25-27 October 2006, Berlin, page 171
  The "national security" grounds were gauzy at best; the 232 tariffs were classically protectionist.
  2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened, page 185
noun
plural protectionists
1. Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.