analyst

noun

an·​a·​lyst ˈa-nə-ləst 

1

: a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis

2

: psychoanalyst

Examples of analyst in a Sentence

My analyst felt that I was making good progress.

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite Moffett’s bearish stance, most analysts are bullish on Apple. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025

Thus, many foreign policy analysts predict that there will be more pressure put on Mr. Zelenskyy to find a way to reach compromise with Mr. Putin, and to end all of the fighting once and for all. —Daniel Markind, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

Evan Mallen, senior analyst at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Urban Climate Lab, said that the residents who suffer the most as temperatures rise are those in underserved communities that tend to have fewer trees and more paved surfaces. —Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025

Bitcoin hit above $100,000 for the first time last month after more than doubling in price last year — and analysts believe bitcoin and other cryptos could see another game-changing year in 2025. —Rafael Nam, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French analyste "mathematician skilled in analysis," probably by haplology from *analysiste, from analyse or analysie analysis + -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.

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

analyst

noun

an·​a·​lyst ˈan-ᵊl-əst 

1

: a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis

news analyst

2

: psychoanalyst

Medical Definition

analyst

noun

an·​a·​lyst ˈan-ᵊl-əst 

1

: a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis

2

: psychoanalyst