An analyst is a person who examines information in detail to understand it, explain it, or make decisions and predictions. Analysts work in many fields, such as finance, sports, data, and psychology.
Formed in English from 'analysis' plus the agent-ending '-ist', meaning 'one who does'. It grew popular as more professional roles focused on processing and interpreting complex information.
Job titles with '-ist' usually mean 'person who does X'—like 'scientist' or 'pianist'. 'Analyst' sounds fancy, but at its core it’s just someone whose main job is to think carefully about details and patterns.
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