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- pronunciation:
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mihst
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a person who is an expert in the study of economics.
Some economists predicted the rise in food prices. |
The word economist
contains the following parts:
eco
Greek
root
that means habitat, environment
  Example words:
nom2, nomo, -nomy
Greek
root
that means law, system of laws
Example words:
-ist
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means person who does or believes in
More about this word part:
Many words ending in -ist
have a corresponding abstract noun form ending in -ism, and many have a corresponding adjective form ending in -ic (realistic, artistic).
Example words:
activist, artist, biologist, Buddhist, chemist, communist, cyclist, dentist, economist, journalist, physicist, racist, scientist, sexist, socialist
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