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Vinony

analyst

noun

  1. profession
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈænəlɪst/

noun

Etymology: From French analyste.

  1. Someone who analyzes.
  2. Someone who is an analytical thinker.
  3. A mathematician who studies real analysis.
  4. A systems analyst.
  5. A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

    ““I had a difficult session with my analyst last evening and the slightest thing is apt to set me off.””

  6. A financial analyst; a business analyst.

    “The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, more than double the average analyst estimate of 12.62 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), according to LSEG data.”