economist

noun

econ·o·mist i-ˈkä-nə-mist

archaic : one who practices economy

: a specialist in economics

Examples of economist in a Sentence

Economists are predicting rapid inflation.

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But that has been analyzed and dismissed by almost every economist and trade group in the country to look at it. —

Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024 Environmentalists and economists contended the program is flawed in its design during the marathon meeting on Friday when more than 100 people spoke to the board. —

Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024 The unemployment rate is still 4.1%, unchanged from September and in line with economists’ predictions. —

Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 The persistence of elevated price levels amid slowing inflation may explain why consumers remain relatively dour about the economy, Jeffrey Frankel, an economist at Harvard University, told ABC News. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for economist

Word History

Etymology

Middle French oeconome, iconome "manager of a household" (borrowed from Medieval Latin oeconomus, going back to Late Latin, "administrator, manager," borrowed from Greek oikonómos "manager of a household, steward") + -ist entry 1 — more at economy entry 1

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of economist was in 1586

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