# economist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/ · frequency rank #8,660

## Definitions
1. An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.
2. One concerned with political economy.
3. One who manages a household.
4. One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.

## Etymology
From Middle French économiste (“household manager”). By surface analysis, economy + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **economic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/economic-vs-economist)
- **economics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/economics-vs-economist)
- **economies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/economies-vs-economist)
- **ecologist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ecologist-vs-economist)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ceonomist`, `ecconomist`, `ecnoomist`, `econmoist`, `econnomist`, `econoimst`, `economisst`, `economistt`, `economits`, `econommist`, `economsit`, `ecoonmist`, `eocnomist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/economist