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

But software companies will need to evolve to co-exist with improvements in AI, said Angelo Zino, tech analyst at CFRA Research. —John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026

Continue reading … STANDOFF STAKES — Iran draws missile red line as analysts warn Tehran is stalling US talks. —FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026

Veterans have often been some of the harshest (and most clear-eyed) analysts of the military’s shortcomings. —Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026

What analysts experienced as iterative learning, audiences experienced as contradiction. —Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 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