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“Analyst” or “Annalist”

analyst / annalist are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

analyst AE·n·ah·l·ah·s·t

  • nounsomeone who is skilled at analyzing data.
  • nounan expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions.
  • nouna licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis.

annalist

  • nouna historian who writes annals.
Usage

Examples in context

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“analyst”

  • …cost analysis by California's Legislative Analyst showed no increase in state…
  • …Davis and Dick Weber shared analyst duties on ABC-TV's Professional Bowlers…
  • …Hayden, an open source intelligence analyst and investigative reporter on extremism…
  • An unnamed space analyst stated that the instruments may…
  • The analyst stated, however, that the telescopes…
  • …California at San Diego security analyst, estimated that the botnet had…
  • …the patient's relationship with the analyst and less on exploration of…
  • …she worked as a story analyst for ABC Pictures, and then…
  • …(born 1946), American foreign policy analyst and former US Deputy Secretary…
  • …(TV) and WJFK-FM as Color Analyst & Reporter.

“annalist”

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