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Webster 1913 Edition
Economist
E-con′o-mist
,Noun.
[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; an expert in the field of economics.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Economist
ECON'OMIST
,Noun.
1.
One who writes on economy; the writer of a treatise on economy.