analyst

/ˈænələst/

/ˈænəlɪst/

Other forms: analysts

Analyst means someone who looks over data and comes to a conclusion regarding its meaning, as in “My stock analyst had looked at all of the market data and said that the future was bright for my investments.”

There are many different types of analysts. Stock analysts predict whether the stock market will rise or fall. Systems analysts look at how computers can be integrated into a business to make it run more efficiently. Analyst is also the shortened form of psychoanalyst––someone who helps make sense of your emotional life.

Definitions of analyst

1. noun

   someone who is skilled at analyzing data
   types:

   assayer

   an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals

   intelligence analyst

   a government analyst of information about an enemy or potential enemy

   systems analyst

   a person skilled at systems analysis

   type of:

   expert, pundit

   a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
2. noun

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

   credit analyst

   an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness

   financial analyst, securities analyst

   an analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations

   industry analyst

   an analyst of conditions affecting a particular industry

   market analyst

   an analyst of conditions affecting a market (especially the stock market)

   oil-industry analyst

   an analyst of the oil industry

   chartist, technical analyst

   a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities

   type of:

   expert, pundit

   a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
3. noun

   a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
   synonyms: psychoanalyst

   examples:

   Sigmund Freud

   Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)

   Melanie Klein

   United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children (1882-1960)

   Wilhelm Reich

   Austrian born psychoanalyst who lived in the United States; advocated sexual freedom and believed that cosmic energy could be concentrated in a human being (1897-1957)

   type of:

   head-shrinker, psychiatrist, shrink

   a physician who specializes in psychiatry