the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who analyzes or who is versed in analysis, in any application of that word.
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n. a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
n. someone who is skilled at analyzing data
n. an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions
Word Usage
"Indeed, Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi estimates the App Store's net revenue for Apple will rise from $425 million in fiscal 2010 to $2.3 billion in fiscal 2015."