analyst n
1. someone who is skilled at analyzing data
2. an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions
3. a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis [syn: psychoanalyst]

Analyst \An"a*lyst\, n. [F. analyste. See Analysis.] One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.

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