An analyst is a person whose job is to analyse a subject and give opinions about it.
...a political analyst.
Synonyms: commentator, authority, commenter, reporter More Synonyms of analyst
2. countable noun
An analyst is someone, usually a doctor, who examines and treats people who are emotionally disturbed.
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analyst in British English
(ˈænəlɪst)
noun
1.
a person who analyses or is skilled in analysis
2.
short for psychoanalyst
psychoanalyst
analyst in American English
(ˈænəlɪst)
noun
1.
a person who analyzes
a news analyst
2.
a psychoanalyst
3.
a systems analyst
Word origin
Fr analyste
Examples of 'analyst' in a sentence
analyst
Chief research analyst for IBM, working on advanced distributed systems architecture.
Michael Crichton PREY (2002)
In other languages
analyst
British English: analyst NOUN
An analyst is a person whose job is to analyse a subject and give opinions about it.
...a political analyst.
American English: analyst
Brazilian Portuguese: analista
Chinese: 分析师
European Spanish: analista
French: analyste
German: Analytiker
Italian: analista
Japanese: 評論家
Korean: 분석가
European Portuguese: analista
Latin American Spanish: analista
All related terms of 'analyst'
lay analyst
a person without medical qualifications who practises psychoanalysis
news analyst
a person whose job is to analyse items and give the audience for a news broadcast a better understanding of the significance of the events that are reported
public analyst
a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
systems analyst
A systems analyst is someone whose job is to decide what computer equipment and software a company needs , and to provide it.
economic analyst
a specialist in economics
investment analyst
a specialist in forecasting the prices of stocks and shares
securities analyst
an expert who advises on investment in securities such as stocks, shares and bonds