ECONOMIST

economist, economic expert

(noun) an expert in the science of economics

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

economist (plural economists)

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

One concerned with political economy.

(obsolete) One who manages a household.

(obsolete) One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.

Synonyms

• (one who economizes): economiser, economizer, miser

Anagrams

• comes into, emoticons, mesotocin

Source: Wiktionary


E*con"o*mist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. économiste.]

1. One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste. "Economists even to parsimony." Burke.

2. One who is conversant with political economy; a student of economics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SESQUIPEDALIAN

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