Anticommercialist

/ˌæntɪkəˈmɜːrʃəlɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who opposes commercialism and believes society should not be driven by profit and consumer culture.

Etymology

From 'anticommercialism' plus '-ist' denoting a person who holds that belief. First emerged as a descriptor in the late 19th century with organized critiques of capitalism.

Kelly Says

Anticommercialists range from philosophers to activists to artists—they might be anti-advertising crusaders, sustainable living advocates, or people who just hate seeing logos everywhere, united by skepticism of profit-driven systems.

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