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analyst

an·a·lyst [ ánn'list ] (plural an·a·lysts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. expert who examines something: somebody with specialist knowledge or skill who studies or examines something by separating it into its constituent parts and gives an assessment, description, or explanation of it

2. psychoanalyst: somebody who practices psychoanalysis

[Mid-17th century. < French analyste< analyse "analysis" (see analyze)]
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