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

The latest weekly initial jobless claims data for the week ended July 4 recorded 215,000 benefits claims, below the 218,000 that economists polled by Dow Jones expected. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 July 2026

That could worsen inflation, which economists expected would ease with oil prices, and in turn force the Federal Reserve and other central banks to raise interest rates. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The Stanford economist and remote work researcher who helped explain the Great Resignation says many companies are never going back to being fully in-office, and the flexibility offered by remote work is a major reason why. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Some economists believe Starship is simply too big to fulfill all of SpaceX’s lofty goals, but Jones doesn’t buy it. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 July 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