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

Discretionary-heavy retailer Target has similarly been hit hard this year, and analysts think its exposure to Chinese goods could create further headwinds. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024

Other analysts take a more nuanced view, painting the party as a coalition of different broadly right-wing ideological factions. —Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024

Owen Lau, a senior analyst at Oppenheimer & Co., said creating a stockpile would be easy for the president; the government would simply stop selling off its bitcoin. —Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024

Outside analysts for the company weren’t interested in commenting, but Pavlovski sent a statement in response to questions about Rumble’s fiscal trajectory. —Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

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