Dictionary entry

Economist

Webster's Dictionary 1913

E‐con″o‐mist (?), n. [Cf. F. économiste.] 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.

2. One who is conversant with political economy; a student of economics.