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analyst

analyst

56 5.6
A trained therapist who helps people understand their feelings and past through talk
  • noun
  • /ˈænəˌlɪst/
translation icon : psicoanalista
  • Every week, I meet with my analyst to discuss my progress and challenges.
  • practicing analyst
  • trained analyst
  • analyst certification

And in a very special way, the whole work of an analyst is to listen to some people's dreams.

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Examples

Synonyms

psychotherapist
vsanalyst
27 5.5

A person who helps others with mental and emotional problems by talking and giving support

focuses specifically on psychoanalysis rather than general psychological therapy
psychoanalyst
vsanalyst
  • Specialized
12 7.0

A doctor or therapist who treats mental and emotional problems by talking about thoughts and dreams

is a specialist in psychoanalysis emphasizing practitioner status rather than medical title

Compounds

A person who studies a business area and gives advice or reports

A person who studies a company's money and gives investment advice

intelligence analyst
  • Specialized
8 3.9

A person who collects and studies information about threats for the government or military

securities analyst
  • Specialized
7 6.0

A person who studies company finances to give advice about buying stocks

systems analyst
  • Specialized
5 3.8

A person who studies and plans computer systems for a business

market analyst
  • Specialized
4 3.5

A person who studies financial markets and advises investors about buying and selling

technical analyst
  • Specialized
2 5.7

A person who studies stock prices and trading volumes to predict market moves using charts

A person who checks if people or businesses can pay back loans

A person who studies and reports on oil markets and prices

Surface Forms

analyst singular
analysts plural

Morphology

analyst = analysis (transparent) = analysis + ist

The meaning 'person who performs analysis' is directly derived from 'analysis' + the agentive suffix '-ist'.

Etymology

Analyst comes from the same Greek root as analysis and analyze: ana- meaning 'up' and lysis meaning 'to loosen'. So a psychoanalytic analyst helps 'loosen' and look at a person's thoughts and dreams by breaking them into parts to understand them.