analyst

The word “analyst” means a person whose job is to study data, systems, or situations closely and draw conclusions from them. In plain terms, someone whose job is to examine information in depth and explain what it means.

“Analyst” is pronounced A-nuh-lihst (/ˈænəlɪst/ in IPA).

Here is “analyst” used in a sentence: “The financial analyst recommended selling the stock.”

“Analyst” is a noun.

The word “analyst” comes from French. From French analyste, related to "analysis.".

“Analyst” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.

“Analyst” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a person whose job is to study data, systems, or situations closely and draw conclusions from them.

Analyst is the only standard spelling; "analysist" and "analyist" are common errors. The pattern to remember: a person performs analysis, and that person is an analyst.

Analysts is the plural of analyst, a person whose job is to study data, systems, or situations and draw conclusions. Analyses is the plural of analysis, the examination itself. Three analysts might publish three analyses.

An analyst's core job is studying data, systems, or situations closely and drawing conclusions from them, usually inside an organization or for clients. A consultant is engaged to give expert advice and recommend solutions, often drawing on analysts' findings. Many consultants do analysis, but the analyst role centers on the examination itself.

Not exactly. As a shortening of psychoanalyst, analyst refers to a practitioner of psychoanalysis, one particular tradition of talking therapy, so someone who mentions "my analyst" usually means that. Therapist is the broader term, covering many kinds of practitioner.