noun · academic
economist
UK/ɪˈkɒnəmɪst/US/ɪˈkɑːnəmɪst/eCON·o·mist
a person who studies or advises about the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
Examples
“Many economists warned that the policy would increase inflation.”
“She trained as an economist and now works at the central bank.”
“The economist presented a forecast showing modest growth next year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Most mainstream economists agreed that a combination of fiscal stimulus and targeted support would be necessary to avoid a prolonged recession.”
Collocations
- leading economist
- economist forecast
- behaviour of economists
Word family
Common mistakes
He studies economist.→He studies economics.
many economist→many economists
Say it for a higher band
5money expert→6economic analyst→7+economist
Synonyms
economic analyst
Easily confused
economic
“The economic crisis affected millions of households.”
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