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analyst

n.
US //ˈænəɫɪst// UK //ˈænɐlˌɪst// an·a·lyst
  1. 1 business or finance (n.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    a person who studies a company's finances or the stock market to give advice.

    a professional who examines financial data, market trends, and corporate performance to provide investment or strategic recommendations.

    Example

    The financial analyst predicted that the company's stock price would rise next year.

    Example

    Senior analysts at the firm spent the weekend reviewing the merger proposal to ensure the valuation was accurate before the market opened on Monday.
  2. 2 computing or systems (n.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate Computing

    someone who studies computer systems and suggests ways to make them better.

    a professional, often a systems analyst, who evaluates technical requirements and designs information systems to meet business needs.

    Example

    The systems analyst found a way to make the database run much faster.

    Example

    As a systems analyst, her primary responsibility is to bridge the gap between the client's business requirements and the technical implementation team.
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  1. 3 psychology (n.)
    C1 Advanced Formal Medicine

    a doctor or therapist who uses psychoanalysis to help people with their mental health.

    a practitioner of psychoanalysis, typically following the theories of Freud or Jung to treat mental distress.

    Example

    He decided to see an analyst to talk about his recurring dreams.

    Example

    The patient had been seeing his analyst twice a week for three years, slowly uncovering the childhood traumas that influenced his adult relationships.
  2. 4 mathematics (n.)
    C2 Proficiency Technical Math

    a mathematician who studies a specific area of math called real analysis.

    a mathematician specialising in analysis, particularly the study of continuous functions, limits, and related theories.

    Example

    The analyst presented a new proof regarding the convergence of the series.

    Example

    While algebraists focus on discrete structures, the analyst is concerned with the rigorous foundations of calculus and the properties of real-valued functions.
Origin

From French analyste.

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