# economist

Pronunciation: US say "ee-KO-nuh-mist" /iːˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/; UK say "ee-KON-uh-mist" /iːˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/; AUS say "i-KON-uh-mist" /ɪˈkɔn.ə.mɪst/

## Noun

1. An expert in economics who studies economic data and draws out broader conclusions or proposes theories.
   - Simple: A person who studies how money, jobs, and trade work in a country.
   - _The economist warned that rising interest rates could slow hiring across several industries._
   - _Government economists revised their forecast after the latest unemployment figures._
2. A person concerned with political economy, the study of how a nation's economy and its government affect each other.
   - Simple: A person who studies how a country's government and its money work together.
   - _The economist insisted that tariffs were a matter for the state, not the market alone._
   - _Eighteenth-century economists disputed the proper role of the crown in regulating trade._

## Noun

3. A person who manages money, time, or labor carefully and judiciously, without waste. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A person who is careful with money, time, and effort and avoids waste.
4. A person who manages and oversees a household and its domestic affairs. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A person who runs a home and takes care of its daily needs.
   - _As economist of the manor, she directed the servants and oversaw the kitchens._
   - _A capable economist kept the household running while the master traveled abroad._

## Origin

From Middle French économiste ("household manager"); by surface analysis, economy plus the suffix -ist.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/economist (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).