analyst
Americannoun
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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
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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Example Sentences
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The dip has been caused by concerns about AI industry sustainability and conflict in the Middle East spooking investors, KB Securities analyst Kim Dong-won said in a note on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Lower occupancy at transitional care facilities in Singapore weighed on the company’s 1H healthcare services segment’s revenue, which fell around 16% from a year earlier and came as an unpleasant surprise to the analyst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Investors will also be looking to see how management treats its spending forecasts, Benchmark analyst Yi Fu Lee told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Dutch health-technology company materially outperformed consensus on sales growth and underlying margin, the analyst writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Vinny, the analyst, asked most of the questions, but Danny attended with growing interest.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
That beat the estimate of $1.48 billion in a poll of analysts by data provider Visible Alpha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Revenue fell to $48.3 billion from $50.18 billion a year prior, beating the $47.24 billion analysts were expecting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Deutsche Bank analysts anticipate that Microsoft’s free cash flow could drop near breakeven levels in its 2027 fiscal year, which has just kicked off.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
EssilorLuxottica's share price took a hit after releasing its first quarter results, with analysts saying investors had switched from seeing AI eyeglasses as an opportunity to a risk.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Eisman Vinny had interviewed with was, by the standards of Wall Street analysts, honest.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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