# protectionist

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #35,468

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French protectionniste, equivalent to protection + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **protectionism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/protectionism-vs-protectionist)

## Common misspellings (20)
`portectionist`, `pprotectionist`, `proetctionist`, `protcetionist`, `protecctionist`, `protecitonist`, `protectinoist`, `protectioinst`, `protectionisst`, `protectionistt`, `protectionits`, `protectionnist`, `protectionsit`, `protectoinist`, `protecttionist`, `protetcionist`, `prottectionist`, `prrotectionist`, `prtoectionist`, `rpotectionist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/protectionist