economist

noun

econ·​o·​mist i-ˈkä-nə-mist 

1

archaic : one who practices economy

2

: a specialist in economics

Examples of economist in a Sentence

Economists are predicting rapid inflation.

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, economists polled by FactSet had been anticipating a slight improvement this month. —Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025

Challenger’s report does not typically carry the same weight with economists and investors as federal jobs data, owing to its methodology. —Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025

Hopper economist Hayley Berg says travelers should be checking days in advance — not just the night before. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

Known as the Smoot-Hawley tariffs (for their congressional sponsors), these levies have been widely condemned by economists and historians for limiting world commerce and making the Great Depression worse. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025

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

Rhymes for economist

• agronomist