analyst
[an-l-ist]
- a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis.
- a psychoanalyst.
- Computers. systems analyst.
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Origin of analyst
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Contemporary Examples
Analyst Drew Crum estimates that revenue won't claw back to 2008 levels until sometime after 2011.
Historical Examples
"Tell me where the infection came from, Analyst," he growled.
The Ties That BindWalter Miller
But he himself must be the builder, the Analyst only furnishes him with the necessary tools.
The 'Analyst' has completed the fifth year of its existence, and has, we think, continued to grow from the beginning.
analyst
- a person who analyses or is skilled in analysis
- short for psychoanalystSee psychoanalyst
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Word Origin and History for analyst
n.
1650s, "mathematician skilled in algebraic geometry," from French analyste "a person who analyzes," from analyser (see analysis). As a short form of psychoanalyst, attested from 1914. Greek analyter meant "a deliverer."
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analyst
(ăn′ə-lĭst)- One that analyzes.
- A psychoanalyst.
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