ANALYST

analyst, psychoanalyst

(noun) a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis

analyst

(noun) someone who is skilled at analyzing data

analyst

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

analyst (plural analysts)

Someone who analyzes.

(mathematics) A mathematician who studies real analysis.

(computing) A systems analyst.

(psychiatry) A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

A financial analyst; a business analyst.

Source: Wiktionary


An"a*lyst, n. Etym: [F. analyste. See Analysis.]

Definition: One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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