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analyst

/ˈænəlɪst/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about analyst at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Someone who is skilled at analyzing data.
  2. An expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions.
  3. A licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis.

Origin

From French analyste.

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