analyst

American  

[an-l-ist] / ˈæn l ɪst /

noun

• analysts
  plural

1. a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis.

2. a psychoanalyst.

3. Computers. systems analyst.

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analyst British  

/ ˈænəlɪst /

noun

1. a person who analyses or is skilled in analysis

2. short for psychoanalyst See psychoanalyst

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• analysts
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of analyst

1650–60; < French analyste, equivalent to analyse analysis + -iste -ist, by haplology from *analysiste

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Explanation

Analyst means someone who looks over data and comes to a conclusion regarding its meaning, as in “My stock analyst had looked at all of the market data and said that the future was bright for my investments.” There are many different types of analysts. Stock analysts predict whether the stock market will rise or fall. Systems analysts look at how computers can be integrated into a business to make it run more efficiently. Analyst is also the shortened form of psychoanalyst––someone who helps make sense of your emotional life.

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KeyBanc analyst Jason Celino anticipates “quite a large estimate revision” when the company reports on Oct.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Like the original Roadster, the new version isn’t intended to be a mass-market vehicle, said iSeeCars.com analyst Karl Brauer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Evercore ISI analyst David Palmer’s recent analysis of Circana data showed that nearly every large food company is losing market share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

“Investment across smart-grid infrastructure and data transmission supports silver demand, and we see AI as a growth source for the next several years,” said Trevor Yates, senior investment analyst at Global X ETFs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Twin Cities job market analyst Kristine Jacobs pinpoints what she calls the “money taboo” as a major factor preventing workers from optimizing their earnings.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

For the hundreds at the protest in Bangkok, as well as for rights groups and analysts interviewed by AFP, that message is the wrong one.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

AI is likely to pay off eventually, but investors are getting sick of all the hand-wringing over near-term returns, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Then we narrowed the list further to stocks rated buy, or the equivalent, by at least 80% of the analysts polled by FactSet.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“A warmer-than-normal winter across Northwest Europe and the U.S. Northeast would clearly provide some relief, particularly if heating demand remains contained,” BofA analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We were clinically depressed,” said one of the several analysts Burry employed but never figured out what to do with, as he insisted on doing all the analysis himself.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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