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

The analysts think the company's personal AI agent has the potential to be a killer app. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

OutKick’s Bobby Burack noted the absurdity of the slave-trade comparison Kaepernick made during an interview with former ESPN analyst Ryan Clark. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The analyst testified at a previous trial earlier this year that the money was assembled through a patchwork of loans, credit cards, wire transfers and pandemic relief funds. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Janelle Fritts, a senior policy analyst with the group, said tying a state budget to the market could create uncertainty and subject revenue to dramatic swings. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 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