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

That said, analysts say not to dismiss the downside risk just yet. —Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 31 May 2025

The analyst also weighed in on how bitcoin prices could behave over the coming months based on the digital asset’s market history. —Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

But the blowback from Musk’s time in Washington has some analysts and investors worried. —Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025

Musk had used some of that money, in 2022, to acquire Twitter (now called X) at what many analysts mocked as a ripoff price, only to leverage the platform’s ability to corral attention into immense political power. —Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 30 May 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