analyst

[ an-l-ist ]

/ ˈæn l ɪst /

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noun

a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis.

Nearby words

analysand, analyse, analysis, analysis of variance, analysis situs, analyst, analyt., analyte, analytic, analytic continuation, analytic geometry

Origin of analyst

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

Can be confused

analyst annalist

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Examples from the Web for analyst

Analyst Drew Crum estimates that revenue won't claw back to 2008 levels until sometime after 2011.
The Most Powerful Woman in Newspapers?|Peter Lauria|May 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"Tell me where the infection came from, Analyst," he growled.
The Ties That Bind|Walter Miller
But he himself must be the builder, the Analyst only furnishes him with the necessary tools.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
The 'Analyst' has completed the fifth year of its existence, and has, we think, continued to grow from the beginning.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII|Various

British Dictionary definitions for analyst

analyst

/ (ˈænəlɪst) /

noun

a person who analyses or is skilled in analysis

short for psychoanalystSee psychoanalyst

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Medicine definitions for analyst

analyst

[ ăn′ə-lĭst ]

n.

One that analyzes.

A psychoanalyst.