commercialist

Etymology

From commercial + -ist.

commercialist means someone who engages in commerce. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

Someone who engages in commerce.“To the more liberal education of commercialists, when compared with that of agriculturists, may justly be ascribed the commercial ascendancy over the agricultural community.”
Someone who supports commercial activity.“Both sides--the "commercialists" and the "conservationists"--blitzed with outside endorsements, tours, advertisements, fliers, newspaper articles, and radio and TV publicity.”