analyst
noun[C]
uk/ˈæn.ə.lɪst/us/ˈæn.ə.lɪst/B2
someone whosejobis tostudyorexaminesomething indetail, inordertodiscoverorunderstandmore about it and often to makepredictions(=statementsabout what willhappenin thefuture)relatingto it :
afinancial/political/banking/industryanalyst
Somebusinessanalysts havewarnedofreducedprofitmargins.
She is amarketanalyst with amajorenergycompany.
See also
systems analyst
cryptanalyst
someone whoexaminesortreatspeopleusingpsychoanalysis(= anattempttoexaminea person'sunconsciousmindtodiscoverthehiddencausesoftheiremotionalormentalproblems):
The onlypersonIevertalkedto about this was my analyst.
Heseesan analyst fourtimesaweek.
Synonym
psychoanalyst
- Mostfinancialanalysts have beensurprisedby thepersistenceof therecession.
- She is asenioreducationpolicyanalyst at a Washingtonthinktank.
- Many analysts arepredictinganupswingin theeconomy.
- Analystsfailedtopredictthesuddendropinhouseprices.
- Alargenumberof analysts arepessimisticabout thefutureof theeconomy.
Analysing and evaluating
- adjudication
- analysable
- analyse
- analyser
- enquiry
- gauge
- go through
- have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- inspect
- inspection
- interpretable
- probe
- reinterpretation
- reinvestigate
- reinvestigation
- research
- risk assessment
- scratch
- the acid test
- vet
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