noun

analyst

analyst

She works as a financial analyst for a large bank.

She works as a financial analyst for a large bank.

a/an ((...)) analyst a person who conducts analysis in a specific field She is a leading political analyst.

Synonyms: expert, researcher, examiner

From 'analysis' + the suffix '-ist', which denotes a person who performs a certain action. So, a person who performs analysis.

An 'analyst' is a person ('-ist') who does 'analysis'. Often used with a field, like 'financial analyst' or 'data analyst'.

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