What does "economist" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "economist"?

Pronounced //ɪˈkɒn.ə.mɪst//.

Common synonyms include: capitalist, economic expert, economiser, economiser, economizer, financier.

//ɪˈkɒn.ə.mɪst// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.
"Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month."
2
an expert in the science of economics wordnet
3
One concerned with political economy.
4
One who manages a household. obsolete
5
One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste. obsolete