Malthus n 1: an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834) [syn: {Malthus}, {Thomas Malthus}, {Thomas Robert Malthus}]
Malthus \Malthus\ prop. n. Thomas Robert Malthus, an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834). Syn: Thomas Malthus, Thomas Robert Malthus. [WordNet 1.5]