e ‧ con ‧ o ‧ mist AC /ɪˈkɒnəməst, ɪˈkɒnəmɪst $ ɪˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ economics , ↑ economist , ↑ economy ; adjective : ↑ economic , ↑ economical ≠ UNECONOMIC(AL) , ↑ economy ; verb : ↑ economize ; adverb : ↑ economically ≠ ↑ uneconomically ]
someone who studies the way in which money and goods are produced and used and the systems of business and trade