Thomas Robert Malthus

Thomas Robert Malthus
noun
an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)
Syn: ↑Malthus, ↑Thomas Malthus
Derivationally related forms: ↑Malthusian (for: ↑Malthus)
Instance Hypernyms: ↑economist, ↑economic expert

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