analyst

noun

1. Someone who analyzes.
2. Someone who is an analytical thinker.
3. A mathematician who studies real analysis.
4. A systems analyst.
5. A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

   ““I had a difficult session with my analyst last evening and the slightest thing is apt to set me off.””

6. A financial analyst; a business analyst.

   “The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, more than double the average analyst estimate of 12.62 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), according to LSEG data.”