analyst

noun

an·​a·​lyst ˈa-nə-ləst 

1

: a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis

2

: psychoanalyst

Examples of analyst in a Sentence

My analyst felt that I was making good progress.

Recent Examples on the Web

Cory Skluzak, a rate and financial analyst with the consumer advocate’s office, said in a filing with the PUC that nearly 73% of Xcel’s residential electric customers and 41% of small business electric customers also get natural gas from the company. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

Wall Street forecast earnings per share (EPS) of 21 cents on $543 million in revenue, according to analyst consensus data provided by LSEG. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 May 2026

Whether that makes the note more or less likely to be authentic is a question forensic analysts will ultimately have to answer. —Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026

Both metrics beat analysts’ consensus estimates. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French analyste "mathematician skilled in analysis," probably by haplology from *analysiste, from analyse or analysie analysis + -iste -ist entry 1

Note: French analyste would appear to be a derivative of analyser, a counterpart to analyze in English, but the French verb is apparently attested several decades later than the agent noun.

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for analyst

• annalist
• panelist
• psychoanalyst

Kids Definition

analyst

noun

an·​a·​lyst ˈan-ᵊl-əst 

1

: a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis

news analyst

2

: psychoanalyst

Medical Definition

analyst

noun

an·​a·​lyst ˈan-ᵊl-əst 

1

: a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis

2

: psychoanalyst