analyst

[ an-l-ist ]
/ ˈæn l ɪst /

noun

a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis.
Computers. systems analyst.

Origin of analyst

1650–60; < French analyste, equivalent to analyse analysis + -iste -ist, by haplology from *analysiste

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH analyst

analyst annalist

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British Dictionary definitions for analyst

analyst
/ (ˈænəlɪst) /

noun

a person who analyses or is skilled in analysis
short for psychoanalyst See psychoanalyst

Medical definitions for analyst

analyst
[ ănə-lĭst ]

n.

One that analyzes.
A psychoanalyst.