e·con·o·mist

(ĭ-kŏn′ə-mĭst)

1. A specialist in economics.

2. Archaic An economical person.

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economist

(ɪˈkɒnəmɪst)

1. (Economics) a specialist in economics

2. archaic a person who advocates or practises frugality

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e•con•o•mist

(ɪˈkɒn ə mɪst)

n.

1. a specialist in the science of economics.

2. Archaic. a thrifty or frugal person.

[1580–90]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

economist - an expert in the science of economics

economic expert

economics profession - the body of professional economists

econometrician, econometrist - an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods

macroeconomic expert, macroeconomist - an economist who specializes in macroeconomics

microeconomic expert, microeconomist - an economist who specializes in microeconomics

monetarist - an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money

social scientist - someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships

economist

noun

Quotations
"Economists set themselves too easy, too useless a task if in tempestuous seasons they can only tell us that when the storm is long past the ocean will be flat again" [John Maynard Keynes A Tract on Monetary Reform]
"If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion" [George Bernard Shaw]

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Translations

عالِم إقْتِصادعَالِمُ اِقْتِصَاديّ

ekonom

økonom

VolkswirtschaftlerWirtschaftswissenschaftler

οικονομολόγος

economista

taloustieteilijäekonomisti

économiste

ekonomist

közgazdász

hagfræîingur

economista

経済学者

경제학자

econoom

økonom sosialøkonom

ekonomistaekonomistka

economista

экономист

ekonóm

ekonomist

ekonom

นักเศรษฐศาสตร์

ekonomist iktisatçı

nhà kinh tế học

经济学家

economist

[ɪˈkɒnəmɪst] N → economista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

economist

[ɪˈkɒnəmɪst] n → économiste mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

economist

n → Wirtschaftswissenschaftler(in) m(f); (= social economist) → Volkswirt(in) m(f), → Volkswirtschaftler(in) m(f); (in management studies) → Betriebswirt(in) m(f), → Betriebswirtschaftler(in) m(f)

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economist

[ɪˈkɒnəmɪst] n → economista m/f

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economy

(iˈkonəmi) noun

1. the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste. Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.

2. organization of money and resources. the country's economy; household economy.

economic (iːkəˈnomik) adjective

1. of or concerned with (an) economy. the country's economic future.

2. likely to bring a profit. an economic rent.

economical (iːkəˈnomikəl) adjective

thrifty; not extravagant. This car is very economical on petrol.

ˌecoˈnomically adverb

economics (iːkəˈnomiks) noun singular

the study of production and distribution of money and goods. He is studying economics.

eˈconomist noun

a person who is an expert in economics.

eˈconomize, eˈconomise verb

to spend money or goods carefully. We must economize on fuel.

economist

→ عَالِمُ اِقْتِصَاديّ ekonom økonom Volkswirtschaftler οικονομολόγος economista taloustieteilijä économiste ekonomist economista 経済学者 경제학자 econoom økonom ekonomista economista экономист ekonom นักเศรษฐศาสตร์ ekonomist nhà kinh tế học 经济学家

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