economist

noun

econ·​o·​mist i-ˈkä-nə-mist How to pronounce economist (audio)
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 Karahan, Amazon’s former chief economist, held the interest rate at 45% in February. Scott McLean, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024 Ernie Tedeschi, who until recently was chief economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said central bankers have to consider the ways peoples’ consumption habits, housing preferences and more have fundamentally changed since the pandemic. Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024 The report, penned by NDR chief economist Alejandra Grindal and senior analyst Patrick Ayers, found that across 19 major economies, women between the ages of 25 and 34 are more likely to have a higher level of education beyond high school than men. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024 Sarah House, senior economist at Wells Fargo, said that timetable leaves plenty of time for inflation to resume its downward path. Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024 Lynn Reaser, economist YES: The 2017 tax cuts did stimulate investment but fell widely short of financing themselves. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024 The idea of a misery index was fathered by Arthur Okun, a distinguished economist who served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 1968 to 1969 during President Johnson’s administration. Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 14 Mar. 2024 From the May 2022 issue: Jonathan Haidt on why the past 10 years of American life have been uniquely stupid A recent study led by the University of Chicago economist Leonardo Bursztyn captured the dynamics of the social-media trap precisely. Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024 An economist with the online real estate firm said that such dangers can impact home prices, drive up insurance costs and even destabilize the broader housing market. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of economist was in 1586

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“Economist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economist. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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