analyst Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun someone who is skilled at analyzing data
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noun an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions
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noun a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
psychoanalyst.
WordNet
An"a*lyst noun
Etymology
F.Definitions
One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.