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

That was better than the 1.1% decline Wall Street had forecast, according to analysts polled by FactSet. —Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation would get $3.4 million in funding for 22 new positions, including seven new intelligence analysts, a new aviation crew and two victim service workers. —Adam Tamburin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025

That was slightly higher than analysts’ forecast for sales of $240.8 billion. —Annie Palmer, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025

Steven Tian is the research director of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute and a former analyst at Rockefeller Capital Management. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 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