Definitions of analyst

1. an expert who studies financial data ( on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions

2. someone who is skilled at analyzing data

3. One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.

4. One who divides things into their parts, especially in chemistry or mathematics.

5. One skilled in analysis.

6. One who analyses.

7. One who analyzes; an expert in analysis.