analyst meaning

UK /ˈænəlɪst/ US /ˈænəlɪst/ 3 syllables

analyst (noun): someone who is skilled at analyzing data.

analyst has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

analyst as a noun

  1. someone who is skilled at analyzing data

    Type of: expert

    Kinds: assayer, intelligence analyst, systems analyst

    Related forms: analyze

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

    Type of: expert

    Kinds: credit analyst, financial analyst, industry analyst, market analyst

    Related forms: analyze

  3. a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis

    Synonyms: psychoanalyst

    Type of: psychiatrist

    Kinds: Freud, Klein, Reich

    Related forms: analyze

How to pronounce analyst

analyst is pronounced /ˈænəlɪst/ in British English and /ˈænəlɪst/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in ST · 7-letter words

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