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

Laura Ullrich, a former regional economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond who authored a new analysis through Indeed’s Hiring Lab, says this time is structurally different. —Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

Some 450,000 owner-operators currently haul long-distance freight by the truckload, estimates Stephen Burks, a former truck driver and economist at the University of Minnesota Morris who researches the industry. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026

An economist has tracked the rising costs of dresses, flowers and other elements of prom. —Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2026

Sentiment among them fell slightly more in March from February than economists expected, according to a survey by the University of Michigan. —Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026

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