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 agency has since been run on an interim basis by a career government economist. —CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026

Warsh, if approved by the Senate, will be under close scrutiny from financial markets and Congress given his appointment by a president who has loudly demanded much lower rates than many economists think are justified by economic conditions. —Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026

That signaled a reversal of the drop to multidecade lows seen amid the rollout of pandemic-era economic stimulus, said Beth Ann Bovino, the bank's chief economist. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026

States Are Taking Control From Markets As an economist, Fatih Birol underlines that the era of open, supply-and-demand energy markets, which found its zenith in the 1990s and 2000s, is effectively over. —Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 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