English Explanatory Dictionary

economist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.
  2. One concerned with political economy.
  3. One who manages a household.
  4. One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/ /iːˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-economist.wav /iˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/ /ɪˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/ /əˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/ /iˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/ /ɪˈkɔn.ə.mɪst/ /əˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/ [əˈkɔ̟n.ə.mɪst]

Word forms

economist economists œconomist

Etymology

From Middle French économiste (“household manager”). By surface analysis, economy + -ist.

Synonyms

economiser economizer miser

Related words

economy

Derived words

behavioral economist bioeconomist geoeconomist macroeconomist microeconomist neuroeconomist noneconomist pharmacoeconomist planned economist political economist socioeconomist thermoeconomist
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