Meanings
nounanalyst (plural analysts)
plural analysts
- Someone who analyzes.
- Someone who is an analytical thinker.
- A mathematician who studies real analysis.
- computingA systems analyst.
- human sciencesA practitioner of psychoanalysis.
“I had a difficult session with my analyst last evening and the slightest thing is apt to set me off.”
1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 185 - 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.
2024 May 23, Laura He, “Bargain-hungry Americans are flocking to Temu and making its Chinese owner very rich”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2024
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
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Origin
- Frenchanalyste
- Englishanalyst
From French analyste.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُحَلِّل, مُتَخَصِّص
- مُحَلِّل (muḥallil)person who analyses
- مُتَخَصِّص (mutaḵaṣṣiṣ)person who analyses
Bengali বিশ্লেষক
- বিশ্লেষক (bisleśok)person who analyses
Bulgarian аналити́к, аналити́чка
- аналити́к (analitík)person who analyses
- аналити́чка (analitíčka)person who analyses
- психоаналитик (psihoanalitik)psychoanalysis practitioner
- психоаналитичка (psihoanalitička)psychoanalysis practitioner
- анализатор (analizator)financial or business analyst
Chinese Cantonese 分析家, 分析者
- 分析家 (fan¹ sik¹ gaa¹)person who analyses
- 分析者 (fan¹ sik¹ ze²)person who analyses
- 分析師 /分析师 (fan¹ sik¹ si¹)person who analyses
- 分析員 /分析员 (fan¹ sik¹ jyun⁴)person who analyses
Chinese Mandarin 分析家, 分析者
- 分析家 (fēnxījiā)person who analyses
- 分析者 (fēnxīzhě)person who analyses
- 分析師 /分析师 (fēnxīshī)person who analyses
- 分析員 /分析员 (fēnxīyuán)person who analyses
Czech analytik, analytička
- analytikperson who analyses
- analytičkaperson who analyses
Danish analytiker, psykoanalytiker
- analytikerperson who analyses
- psykoanalytikerpsychoanalysis practitioner
Dutch analist, analiste
- analistperson who analyses
- analisteperson who analyses
- psycho-analistpsychoanalysis practitioner
- psycho-analistepsychoanalysis practitioner
Esperanto analizisto, psikanalizisto
- analizistoperson who analyses
- psikanalizistopsychoanalysis practitioner
Estonian analüütik
- analüütikperson who analyses
Finnish analyytikko, psykoanalyytikko
- analyytikkoperson who analyses
- psykoanalyytikkopsychoanalysis practitioner
- analyytikkofinancial or business analyst
French analyste, analyste
- analysteperson who analyses
- analystepsychoanalysis practitioner
- psychanalystepsychoanalysis practitioner
- analystefinancial or business analyst
German Analytiker, Analytikerin
- Analytikerperson who analyses
- Analytikerinperson who analyses
Greek αναλυτής, αναλύτρια
- αναλυτής (analytís)person who analyses
- αναλύτρια (analýtria)person who analyses
- αναλυτής (analytís)financial or business analyst
- αναλύτρια (analýtria)financial or business analyst
Hebrew מְנַתֵּחַ
- מְנַתֵּחַ (m'natéakh)person who analyses
Hindi विश्लेषक, मनोविश्लेषक
- विश्लेषक (viśleṣak)person who analyses
- मनोविश्लेषक (manoviśleṣak)psychoanalysis practitioner
Hungarian elemző, pszichoanalitikus
- elemzőperson who analyses
- pszichoanalitikuspsychoanalysis practitioner
- elemzőfinancial or business analyst
Indonesian analis
- analisperson who analyses
Irish anailísí, síocanailísí
- anailísíperson who analyses
- síocanailísípsychoanalysis practitioner
- anailísífinancial or business analyst
Italian analista, analista
- analistaperson who analyses
- analistapsychoanalysis practitioner
- psicanalistapsychoanalysis practitioner
Japanese アナリスト, 分析家
- アナリスト (anarisuto)person who analyses
- 分析家 (bunsekika)person who analyses
- 分析者 (bunsekisha)person who analyses
- 精神分析学者 (seishinbunsekigakusha)psychoanalysis practitioner
Korean 분석자, 애널리스트
- 분석자 (bunseokja)person who analyses
- 애널리스트 (aeneolliseuteu)person who analyses
Latvian analītiķis
- analītiķisperson who analyses
Lithuanian analitikas
- analitikasperson who analyses
Malay penganalisis
- penganalisisperson who analyses
Māori kaitātari
- kaitātariperson who analyses
Norwegian Bokmål analytiker
- analytikerperson who analyses
Polish analityk, analityczka
- analitykperson who analyses
- analityczkaperson who analyses
- psychoanalitykpsychoanalysis practitioner
Portuguese analista, psicanalista
- analistaperson who analyses
- psicanalistapsychoanalysis practitioner
- analistafinancial or business analyst
Romanian analist, analistă
- analistperson who analyses
- analistăperson who analyses
- psihanalistpsychoanalysis practitioner
- psihanalistăpsychoanalysis practitioner
- analistfinancial or business analyst
- analistăfinancial or business analyst
Russian анали́тик, психиа́тр
- анали́тик (analítik)person who analyses
- психиа́тр (psixiátr)psychoanalysis practitioner
- анали́тик (analítik)financial or business analyst
Scottish Gaelic mion-sgrùdair
- mion-sgrùdairperson who analyses
Slovak analytik, analytička
- analytikperson who analyses
- analytičkaperson who analyses
Spanish analista, psicoanalista
- analistaperson who analyses
- psicoanalistapsychoanalysis practitioner
- analistafinancial or business analyst
Swedish analytiker
- analytikerperson who analyses
Thai นักวิเคราะห์
- นักวิเคราะห์ (nák-wí-krɔ́)person who analyses
Turkish analist
- analistperson who analyses
Ukrainian аналі́тик, аналі́тичка
- аналі́тик (analítyk)person who analyses
- аналі́тичка (analítyčka)person who analyses
Urdu تَجْزِیَہ کار
- تَجْزِیَہ کار (tajziya kār)person who analyses
Vietnamese người phân tích
- người phân tíchperson who analyses
Welsh dadansoddwr
- dadansoddwrperson who analyses
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Cite this entry
APA
analyst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analyst
MLA
“analyst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analyst. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “analyst,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analyst.
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