What does economist mean?

Definitions for economist
ɪˈkɒn ə mɪstecon·o·mist

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. economist, economic expertnoun

    an expert in the science of economics

Wiktionary

  1. economistnoun

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

  2. economistnoun

    One concerned with political economy.

  3. economistnoun

    One who manages a household.

  4. economistnoun

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

  5. Etymology: From économiste

Wikipedia

  1. Economist

    An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are many sub-fields, ranging from the broad philosophical theories to the focused study of minutiae within specific markets, macroeconomic analysis, microeconomic analysis or financial statement analysis, involving analytical methods and tools such as econometrics, statistics, economics computational models, financial economics, mathematical finance and mathematical economics.

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  1. economist

    An economist is a professional who studies, analyzes and interprets economic data, issues, and trends. They might specialize in a variety of areas, like macroeconomics, microeconomics, health economics, or environmental economics. Economists use their knowledge and expertise to advise businesses, governments, and individuals on economic decisions, policy making, and to forecast economic conditions. They commonly work for research institutions, consulting firms, corporations, or governmental agencies. They use mathematical models and statistical techniques to predict and explain economic phenomena.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Economistnoun

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

  2. Economistnoun

    one who is conversant with political economy; a student of economics

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. conomiste.]

Wikidata

  1. Economist

    An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are many sub-fields, ranging from the broad philosophical theories to the focused study of minutiae within specific markets, macroeconomic analysis, microeconomic analysis or financial statement analysis, involving analytical methods and tools such as econometrics, statistics, economics computational models, financial economics, mathematical finance and mathematical economics.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'economist' in Nouns Frequency: #2197

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of economist in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of economist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of economist in a Sentence

  1. Alex Nowrasteh:

    Three different reports on assimilation by the National Academy of Science, the OECD, and [a University of Washington economist] all found immigrants integrating well without a federal program. The feds have a difficult enough time managing the Post Office, they should not be entrusted with the important task of helping immigrants assimilate.

  2. Don Boyd:

    Almost any economist will tell you that we should treat all income equally, if you have $50,000 of income, it doesn't matter if it is from a pension, dividends or wages - tax law generally doesn't make too many distinctions.

  3. Gennadiy Goldberg:

    She was actually asked about the growing share of government spending to GDP and she was asked a very economist question and she answered in a very economist way, where interest rates to yields might have to rise a little bit for the reallocation of resources and the market read that as rates will have to rise, but I think they’ve already risen. They’ve gone from 1% to where we are now, so it’s certainly quite a bit already.

  4. Max Lucado:

    If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. But since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior.

  5. Hillary Clinton:

    I am not going to talk about big ideas like single-payer and then not level with people about how much it will cost. A respected health economist said these plans would cost a trillion dollars more a year. I'm not going to tell people that I will raise your incomes and not your taxes and not mean it.

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