'Economist' definitions:
Definition of 'economist'
(from WordNet)
noun
An expert in the science of economics [syn: economist, economic expert]
Definition of 'Economist'
From: GCIDE
- Economist \E*con"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]conomiste.]
- 1. One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste. "Economists even to parsimony." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who is conversant with political economy; an expert in the field of economics. [WordNet sense 1] [1913 Webster]