economist

Meaning

1. An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.
2. One concerned with political economy.
3. (obsolete) One who manages a household.
4. (obsolete) One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.

Synonyms

economic expert

thrifty person

financier

economical person

thrifty

frugal

economizer

Translations

economista

economista

économiste

Ökonom

econoom

οικονομολόγος

ekonomist

aborînas

economista

economista

Wirtschaftswissenschaftler

Volkswirtschaftler

iktisatçı

ekonomîst

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iːˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/

Etymology

From Middle French économiste (“household manager”). By surface analysis, economy + -ist.