analyst

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

   “I had a difficult session with my analyst last evening and the slightest thing is apt to set me off.”

2. 2
   noun

   A financial analyst; a business analyst.

   The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, more than double the average analyst estimate of 12.62 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), according to LSEG data.

3. 3
   noun

   a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis

4. 4
   noun

   someone who is skilled at analyzing data

5. 5
   noun

   an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions

6. 6
   noun

   Someone who analyzes.

7. 7
   noun

   Someone who is an analytical thinker.

8. 8
   noun

   A mathematician who studies real analysis.

Etymology

From French analyste.