Meanings
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1
noun
A person whose job is to study information carefully and explain what it means.
The data analyst spent the week studying customer trends.
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2
noun
A person who studies financial or business information and advises on decisions.
The company's profits were higher than most analysts had predicted.
Thesaurus
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Forms
analysts
Derived forms
autoanalystbioanalystcryptanalystcryptoanalystcyberanalystglycoanalysthypnoanalystmicroanalystnarcoanalystnonanalystpsychoanalystschizoanalyst
Etymology
From French analyste.
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