Analyser

/əˈnæl.ə.zər/ noun

Definition

A person or instrument that analyzes something; someone or something that breaks down complex things for examination.

Etymology

From 'analyse' (British spelling) plus the agent suffix '-er' (one who does). This British spelling is standard in Commonwealth English and technical contexts.

Kelly Says

Modern hospital labs use sophisticated analysers that can examine blood samples for hundreds of different markers—machines that are far better at pattern recognition than any human analyser could be.

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