Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun analyst

3 senses of analyst

Sense 1
analyst -- (someone who is skilled at analyzing data)
       => expert -- (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Sense 2
analyst -- (an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions)
       => expert -- (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Sense 3
analyst, psychoanalyst -- (a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis)
       => psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink -- (a physician who specializes in psychiatry)