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

Trump initially levied a 10% baseline tax on most countries, but ratcheted it up to 25% on Canadian and Mexican products, and 145% on Chinese products, sparking a trade war that economists predict will send the price of U.S. consumer goods soaring. —Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025

Because of a definitional error, according to economists Kevin Corinth and Stan Veuger of the conservative American Enterprise Institute, the formula yielded tariffs that are roughly four times too high. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025

On top of that, federal regulatory and economic policy changes, including tariffs, could push up inflation and tip the nation into a recession, as some economists warn. —Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025

Morgan Stanley’s chief China economist, Robin Xing, expects Chinese authorities to frontload monetary easing steps in the second quarter, with a 50-basis-point cut in the reserve requirement ratio and a 15-basis-point cut in interest rates. —Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Apr. 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