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analyst
A person whose job is to examine and evaluate complex data, systems, or situations in order to draw conclusions or make forecasts. This can be in various fields such as finance, IT, or politics.
Der Finanzanalytiker empfahl seinen Kunden, die Aktien des Unternehmens zu kaufen.
The financial analyst recommended that his clients buy the company's shares.
'Der Analytiker' (the analyst) is derived from the noun 'die Analyse' (analysis). The ending '-iker' refers to a male person who carries out a particular activity professionally.
Eine gründliche Analyse ist die Basis für die Arbeit des Analytikers.
A thorough analysis is the basis for the analyst's work.
The meaning of the word depends strongly on the context. In connection with finance, data, or politics, it means an expert in evaluation and analysis. In the context of therapy and psychology, it means a psychoanalyst.
Der politische Analytiker kommentierte die Wahl im Fernsehen.
The political analyst commented on the election on television.
In the world of business and data, an analyst is often associated with verbs such as 'Daten auswerten' (to evaluate data), 'Märkte beobachten' (to monitor markets), or 'Prognosen erstellen' (to make forecasts).
Der Analytiker wertet die Verkaufszahlen des letzten Quartals aus.
The analyst evaluates the sales figures from the last quarter.
In the therapeutic context, typical phrases are 'zum Analytiker gehen' (to go to an analyst), 'einen Termin beim Analytiker haben' (to have an appointment with the analyst), or 'mit dem Analytiker sprechen' (to speak with the analyst).
Viele Patienten gehen jahrelang zu ihrem Analytiker.
Many patients go to their analyst for years.
expert
'der Experte' and 'der Analytiker' can both be people who know a lot about a particular field. The difference lies in the focus: an expert has a lot of specialized knowledge and experience in a field. An analyst examines data, systems, or situations carefully and draws conclusions from them. The words can be confused because an analyst is often also an expert. But not every expert works as an analyst. 'Experte' fits generally when talking about specialized knowledge, while 'Analytiker' fits especially when someone checks and evaluates information.
Der Analytiker prüft die Zahlen und erklärt dem Team die Entwicklung.
The analyst checks the figures and explains the development to the team.
Für die Reparatur der alten Heizung brauchen wir einen Experten.
We need an expert to repair the old heating system.