MALTHUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)

Synonyms:

Malthus; Thomas Malthus; Thomas Robert Malthus

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)

Derivation:

Malthusian (of or relating to Thomas Malthus or to Malthusianism)

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