Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Economist \E*con"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]conomiste.]
   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; a student of
      economics.

Source : WordNet®

economist
     n : an expert in the science of economics [syn: {economic expert}]