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

In one camp, many economists reassure us that jobs lost to artificial intelligence (AI) will be offset by new ones. —Eric Gastfriend, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

For decades, scientists and economists have crunched the numbers on the contribution of what is known as ecosystem services. —Justin Worland, Time, 5 June 2025

Traders are looking ahead to May's nonfarm payrolls report, due out on Friday, where economists polled by Dow Jones are expecting the jobs report to show a 125,000 increase on the month. —Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 June 2025

That worries agricultural economist Anne Schechinger of the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit in favor of crop insurance reform. —Rose Schnabel, Miami Herald, 4 June 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