Agioter. Duhautchamp, Hist. des finances pendant la minority de Louis XV, reports that when paper was introduced, during the war following the Treaty of Ryswick, some brokers set up shop in rue Quincampoix under the name of Bankers to exchange public papers (notes used since 1702 and especially 1704) with an open office; They were called agitators. There is a play by Dancourt from 1710 entitled Les Agioteurs; The agioteur is defined as a man who turns paper into money and money into paper. L`Agioteur is also staged in Legrand`s Usurier gentilhomme, 1713. They are©also used© for promotional purposes using©subscribed options. AGIOTEUR, s. m. (Commerce) is the name given to one who uses his money with great interest and takes from the public exchange notes on a very low cake and then brings them to the public on a very high cake. This term is not old: it was, I believe, used for the first time, or during the famous system, or a few times later. (G) male a.ʒjɔ.tœʁ (for a woman we say: agioteuse) Source: Google Books Ngram Viewer, a language application that allows you to observe the evolution over time of the number of occurrences of one or more words in published texts. The information collected is intended for CCM©Benchmark Group to ensure that you receive your newsletter. You can©also check your targeting options at any time.

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