Recent Examples on the WebThe analyst reiterated his $800/share price target on Netflix stock.—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024 Netflix’s first-quarter revenue and earnings ended up beating analyst expectations, despite the lure of social media to its users.—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for analyst
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French analyste "mathematician skilled in analysis," probably by haplology from *analysiste, from analyse or analysieanalysis + -iste-ist entry 1
Note:
French analyste would appear to be a derivative of analyser, a counterpart to analyze in English, but the French verb is apparently attested several decades later than the agent noun.
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