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

While the era of easy, equity-like returns is fading as the asset class matures and competition intensifies, private credit’s growth phase is not over just yet, said PitchBook analyst Kyle Walters. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is already in the process of closing one facility later this year, but legislative analysts suggested closing the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad to help save $150 million annually. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026

The democratic system inaugurated in 2000 never established a judicial or security structure able to replace that authoritarian control, analysts say. —Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026

A number of analysts and advocates who devote much of their time following the situation would agree. —David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 23 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