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

Oil needs to start moving through the Strait again for prices to ease, analysts say. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026

If El-Sayed advances with Piker's support, the party will face continued pressure to engage with him, some analysts predict. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Joseph Mauro is a policy analyst with the city of San Jose. —Sooji Nam, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026

But nearly all of them were analysts. —David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 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