profiler
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈproʊfaɪlər/
- Specialized
:
perfilador
- As an experienced profiler, she was able to identify key traits of the criminal from the evidence presented.
- FBI profiler
- criminal profiler
- forensic profiler
We meaning FBI profilers that interview people that do these kind of things, they start thinking about it much sooner than they did it.
- We meaning FBI profilers that interview people that do these kind of things, they start thinking about it much sooner than they did it.
Examples
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I really don't think we need a profiler on this case right now.
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He's a consulting profiler who specializes in art crime.
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A profiler, if he or she is good, is invaluable in an investigation of this kind.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'll have to run his blood through a DNA profiler.
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FBI should hire you out as a profiler.
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No, he was a psychological profiler.
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McCaleb had met and talked with dozens of killers in his time as a profiler.
Fiction book (2001) -
The FBI has been called in to assist with the investigation, bringing in additional resources, including profilers and forensic experts.
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Tara Sheridan is the best criminal profiler around—and the most unconventional.
Blog text (20) -
The detective relied on a skilled profiler to help understand the suspect's behavior patterns.
Synonyms
355
3.2
A person who studies information carefully to understand problems and help people make decisions
13
4.2
A machine that tests substances or data to find what they contain
1
6.3
A person or machine that closely examines things to find problems
How Analytic
- Specialized
27
6.1
355
3.2
- Specialized
11
7.5
68
3.6
305
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Profiler comes from the word profile ('outline' or short picture) plus -er ('one who'). A criminal or data profiler creates a 'profile'—a short picture of a person's likely habits or traits—so investigators can understand and find them.