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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The city-state also reported that its factory output expanded 10.6% year on year, surpassing the 6.4% predicted by economists polled by Reuters. —

Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025 Hernan Tejeda, an economist and researcher at the UI’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said dairy work is incredibly difficult and few people want to do it, which is why dairy farmers often rely on undocumented workers. —

Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025 The statistics might say cars and copper are Georgia’s largest exports, but those economists are wrong. —

The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 The economists used this rich data on burn areas between 2001 and 2015, focusing on the houses that burned and the nearby houses that did not. —

Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025 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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