Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Analyst \An"a*lyst\, n. [F. analyste. See {Analysis}.]
   One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical
   geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.

Source : WordNet®

analyst
     n 1: someone who is skilled at analyzing data
     2: an expert who studies financial data (on credit or
        securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and
        recommends appropriate business actions
     3: a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis [syn: {psychoanalyst}]