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Gay vs Economist - What's the difference?

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In obsolete terms the difference between gay and economist

is that gay is an ornament while economist is one who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.

As nouns the difference between gay and economist

is that gay is a homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian while economist is an expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

As a proper noun Gay

is {{surname|A=An|English|from=nicknames}}, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.

As an adjective gay

is happy, joyful, and lively.

As a verb gay

is to make happy or cheerful.

gay

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Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
  • from the word gay, "joyful"; rare today.
  • . Also a shortened form of Gabriel, Gaylord and similar names, or transferred from the surname.
  • * 1992 , Unto the Sons , Ballantine Books 1993, ISBN 0804110336, page 15
  • - - - my father's father, Gaetano Talese ( whose name I inherited after my birth in 1932, in the anglicized from of "Gay "), was an atypically fearless traveler,
  • * 2004 , Bad Dirt , Fourth Estate, ISBN 0007196911, page 32
  • "Mr Gay Brawls. What a name."
    "It didn't use to mean what it means now. Plenty were named Gay'. Even in Nevada. Was old ' Gay Pitch had a gas station in Winnemucca. Nobody thought nothin about it and he raised a railroad car of kids.- - -

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    economist

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Boundary problems , passage=Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists ’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.}}
  • One concerned with political economy.
  • (obsolete) One who manages a household.
  • (obsolete) One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.
  • Synonyms

    * (one who economizes) economiser, economizer, miser

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