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# economist

noun (an economist, economists)

«economist» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who studies or is an expert in economics — how money, jobs, prices and trade work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economist/#m1)

### In the lessons

In news, economists explain why prices go up and what may happen to jobs; in stories they may advise governments. Phrases: «a leading economist», «economists predict».

### Examples

- The economist said prices would rise next year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economist/#x1)
- Economists study how people spend money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economist/#x2)
- My aunt is an economist at a bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economist/#x3)
- The government asked economists for advice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economist/#x4)
- An economist uses a lot of maths and graphs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economist/#x5)
- Economists do not always agree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economist/#x6)

### Note

Countable: an economist (an before a vowel sound). Spelling: e-co-no-mist. Subject: economics; adjective: economic.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «economist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«economist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/economist.html) on Mova free.