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ˈæn l ɪstan·a·lyst

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. analystnoun

    someone who is skilled at analyzing data

  2. analystnoun

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

  3. analyst, psychoanalystnoun

    a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis

Wiktionary

  1. analystnoun

    someone who analyzes

  2. analystnoun

    a mathematician who studies real analysis

  3. analystnoun

    a systems analyst

  4. analystnoun

    a practitioner of psychoanalysis

  5. analystnoun

    a chemical analyst; a financial analyst; a business analyst

  6. Etymology: From analyste

ChatGPT

  1. analyst

    An analyst is a professional who studies, examines, or interprets complex structures or systems, such as data, financial reports, or trends, through systematic breakdowns in order to gain a deeper understanding, derive valuable insights, or make predictions. The findings are usually used to guide decision-making processes in various fields such as finance, business, technology, public policy, among others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Analystnoun

    one who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis

  2. Etymology: [F. analyste. See Analysis.]

Editors Contribution

  1. analystnoun

    A person who conducts analysis, in particular. An investment expert, typically in a specific field. 1.) Back up again denoting things associated with a person, place, or field of interest having the qualities of a street saint.

    Allah is my head analyst in our frequent University.

    Etymology: Profiler


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 27, 2024  


  2. analyst

    A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, intuition, knowledge, skills, training and qualifications to analyze data, facts, information, research and statistics relevant to their role and responsibilities.

    The Financial analyst analyzes financial data and information.


    Submitted by MaryC on May 19, 2020  

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'analyst' in Nouns Frequency: #1923

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of analyst in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of analyst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of analyst in a Sentence

  1. Jeff King:

    Father Josiah Trenham said. The incident took place on April 12, some four months after a terror attack left 14 dead in nearby San Bernardino, and just over three months before a French priest was killed by ISIS-linked jihadists in his church. The events, whether far or near, underscore a grim new reality for pastors such as Father Josiah Trenham : Instead of offering sanctuary from evil, churches could in fact be attractive targets for terror. Many churches are now hiring self-defense instructors for classes or security guards that include off-duty police, said Ryan Mauro, a professor of Homeland Security at Liberty University and national security analyst for the Clarion Project. If you are an Islamist terrorist seeking self-glory, executing a priest will bring you more attention than executing an average civilian. While no lethal terror attacks have occurred inside a U.S. church to date, experts like Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, notes the threat tally is growing. I'm pretty sure there will be attacks in the future, until [ radical Islam is defeated ], we can expect Christians, including in the West, to rationally tighten security measures and try to protect themselves from attack. In February, Khial Abu-Rayyan, 21, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., was arrested after Khial Abu-Rayyan told an undercover The FBI agent Khial Abu-Rayyan was preparing to shoot up a major church near Khial Abu-Rayyan home on behalf of ISIS. A month earlier, the Rev. Roger Spradlin of Valley Baptist Church – one of the biggest congregations in Bakersfield, Calif. – told attendees that they had received a threat written in Arabic. Undercover officers were then placed during worship services.

  2. Toby Southgate:

    There are notions of good governance and transparency that the financial services category is very alert to, it won't stop people from buying cans of Coke, but it will at a market level or an analyst level impact perception of organizations associated with corruption.

  3. Phyllis Sortor:

    The general concept here is that Americans have money, so they thought that by kidnapping Phyllis Sortor, they can get money. - Mark Schroeder, Stratfor Analyst.

  4. Philippe Collard:

    Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak have a one, two, three punch here : Slowing growth, advertisers are still favoring established platforms and a very, very threatening competitor, probably, people are sitting on the sideline saying,' What do I do with Snap, is it going to be another Twitter ?'.

  5. Michael Gove:

    He is a far, far better rapper than he is a political analyst.

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