Definitions for economist
ɪˈkɒn ə mɪstecon·o·mist

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. economist, economic expertnoun

   an expert in the science of economics

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1. economistnoun

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

   Etymology: From économiste

2. economistnoun

   One concerned with political economy.

   Etymology: From économiste

3. economistnoun

   One who manages a household.

   Etymology: From économiste

4. economistnoun

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

   Etymology: From économiste

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1. Economistnoun

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

   Etymology: [Cf. F. conomiste.]

2. Economistnoun

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

   Etymology: [Cf. F. conomiste.]

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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.

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   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. Nicholas Chamfort:

   An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living.

2. Anuj Somany:

   There is not much difference between an economist and a palmist because of the similarity of the success ratio of the predictions of both.

3. Michael Szanto:

   We need to protect our farmers by not needlessly starting a trade war that’s too aggressive of a policy that’s going to cause a backlash for our farmers, now, it is possible that both sides will back down on this and this is not to say that the United States should not do anything [but] generally as an economist I am very leery of tariffs interfering with free trade.

4. South KoreaVipin Narang:

   The Economist may have said 'Kim Jong Won,'.

5. 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.

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