analyst
Americannoun
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analysts
plural
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a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis.
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Computers. systems analyst.
noun
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a person who analyses or is skilled in analysis
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short for psychoanalyst See psychoanalyst
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of analyst
1650–60; < French analyste, equivalent to analyse analysis + -iste -ist, by haplology from *analysiste
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.
Vocabulary lists containing analyst
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“The natural-gas industry has been transitioning,” said Gabriele Sorbara, a managing director and senior equity analyst at financial-services firm Siebert Williams Shank, where he focuses on the energy industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In California, hydrogen costs four times more per mile than gasoline, even with the latest increases in U.S. fuel prices, said Matthew Hodgkinson, an analyst at S&P Global Energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"The box office generally slows during the second half of August as kids start returning to school, but right now business remains extremely strong," said industry analyst David A. Gross.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Most of their adjustments are always to the upside, Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at the Price Futures Group, told MarketWatch via phone on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Five," the analyst corrects, winking at the mother.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Most strategists and analysts, most pontificators, should probably answer that way, because it is the truth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Straddling different segments of the gas sector often enables companies to reduce costs and capture a larger share of profits realized at different stages of the fuel supply chain, the analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
With the two at loggerheads, analysts warned that the crisis could drag on, keeping oil prices elevated and putting pressure on inflation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Addressing concerns over system accuracy, Facewatch said its 99.98% figure is based on live retail testing using a dual-algorithm check and review by human analysts.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
They did so, legal analysts said, because they had foolishly signed contracts in which they agreed to be bound by North Korean law.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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