free trader
Anti-protectionist advocate
A free trader is someone who advocates for trade between nations without tariffs, quotas, or other government restrictions.
The term appears in economic and political debates: Free traders argue that removing barriers benefits consumers.
In historical contexts, free trader sometimes meant a smuggler or a ship engaged in smuggling—trading "free" of customs duties.
- libertarianAnti-statist political adherent
- open bordersUnregulated international passage
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- Adam SmithClassical economics founder
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
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- tradersmerchant, retailer, vendor, dealer, wholesaler
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free traderprotectionist
Favors limiting foreign trade
mercantilist · protectionism · tariff · regulation · isolationist
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