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

Both economists expect core inflation to rise to about 4% by the end of the year. —Paul Davidson, USA Today, 13 May 2025

As of Friday, economists expect the April CPI to increase 2.3% year over year, compared with 2.4% in March, according to Dow Jones. —Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 11 May 2025

Total exports from China rose 8.1% last month from a year earlier, much faster than the 2% pace most economists had been expecting. —Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025

But economists say that's exactly the dilemma created by import taxes. —Sonam Sheth gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 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