chartist

[ chahr-tist ]
/ ˈtʃɑr tɪst /

noun

a specialist in the stock market who studies and draws charts of trading actions.
a cartographer.

Origin of chartist

First recorded in 1960–65; chart + -ist

Words nearby chartist

charterhouse, charterhouse of parma, the, charteris, charterparty, chartism, chartist, chartless, chartlet, chartography, chartophylacium, chartophylax

Definition for chartists (2 of 2)

Chartism
[ chahr-tiz-uh m ]
/ ˈtʃɑr tɪz əm /

noun

the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.

Origin of Chartism

1830–40; chart charter (now obsolete) + -ism; replacing Charterism; see charter

OTHER WORDS FROM Chartism

Chart·ist, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for chartists (1 of 2)

Chartism
/ (ˈtʃɑːˌtɪzəm) /

noun

British history the principles of the reform movement in Britain from 1838 to 1848, which included manhood suffrage, payment of Members of Parliament, equal electoral districts, annual parliaments, voting by ballot, and the abolition of property qualifications for MPs

Derived forms of Chartism

Chartist, noun, adjective

Word Origin for Chartism

named after the People's Charter, a document which stated their aims

British Dictionary definitions for chartists (2 of 2)

chartist
/ (ˈtʃɑːtɪst) /

noun

a stock market specialist who analyses and predicts market trends from graphs of recent price and volume movements of selected securities