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

Almost everyone at the creek encampment accepted some form of aid, according to Sofia Hughes, the project’s leader and a management analyst with the city of Oceanside. —Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025

The investment bank’s analysts were among a rising number of their peers lining up to trim their oil price predictions for 2025-26 down to the $60s or below. —Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025

Jay O’Brien with Freedom Caucus Chair, Andy Harris, and we're joined now to talk about all this with our analyst, Donna Brazile and Chris Christie. —ABC News, 6 July 2025

Fans also have the freedom to fire back at an analyst's opinion. —Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025

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