1.
[syn: economist, economic expert]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
economist
n 1: an expert in the science of economics [syn: economist,
economic expert]