analyst

American  

[an-l-ist] / ˈæn l ɪst /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of analyst

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

Example Sentences

Stephen Kates, senior financial analyst at Bankrate, said home prices are already closely tracked by many firms, and questioned the usefulness of the bets for home buyers and sellers.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Baked by Melissa has thus far proved those analysts wrong.

From Los Angeles Times

As an analyst of Middle East affairs focusing on Iran, I believe that these conditions place Khamenei’s regime under greater threat today than perhaps any other time in its 46-year history.

From Salon

Industry analysts and economists say the administration will also have to find ways to meaningfully increase the supply of homes, at a time when the U.S. faces a shortage of millions of units nationwide.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Memory is in the midst of a generational supply and demand mismatch,” Morgan Stanley chip analyst Joe Moore wrote in a report last month.

From The Wall Street Journal

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