Economist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  economist
       n : an expert in the science of economics [syn: {economic expert}]