French word

économiste

Pronunciation

IPA/ekonomist/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)economist

Example

Mon frère est économiste.

My brother is an economist.

Illustration for économiste (economist)

More examples

J'ai consulté un économiste pour comprendre les chiffres.

I consulted an economist to understand the numbers.

Core concept

A specialist who examines how resources, prices, and public decisions shape an economy.

Common phrases

  • un économiste

    an economist

  • consulter un économiste

    consult an economist

  • travailler comme économiste

    work as an economist

Similar words

économie: The field concerned with a country's or region's resources, trade, and economic conditions.
chercheur: A person who conducts systematic research to gain new knowledge.
conseiller: A person who provides expert advice to an organization or individual.

Definition in French

Professionnel ou universitaire spécialisé dans l'étude des ressources, des prix et des effets des politiques sur l'économie.

Word origin

French économiste combines économie, from Greek oikonomia through Latin oeconomia, with the profession-forming suffix -iste.

Usage tips

  • Économiste has the same masculine and feminine form, so the article distinguishes un économiste from une économiste.

Opposites

  • profanenonexpertnoun
  • néophytenovicenoun

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