economist English · revision 15311

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/, /iːˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/ ''(UK)''; /iˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/, /ɪˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[economy]] and [[-ist]],^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) perhaps after [[fr|économiste]].^(Etymonline) The New Oxford takes it from Greek [[grc|οἰκονόμος|tr=oikonómos|t=household manager]] with -ist.^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One who manages a household, a housekeeper: 1586 in the OED and Merriam-Webster, the 1580s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A manager in general, careful in the use of resources, is from 1710,^(OED 1989) and one who practises saving from 1758.^(OED 1989) The modern sense, a student of political economy, is from 1804,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) the New Oxford dating it to the early 19th century.^(NODE 1998) The French Économistes, the Physiocrats, were called economists from 1776.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1586 – a household manager.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1758 – a saver.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1776 – the French Économistes.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1804 – a student of economics.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An expert in [[economics]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(archaic)'' A thrifty person.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[economy]]

+ * [[economics]]

+ * [[economical]]

+ * [[ecology]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}