tracer
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈtreɪsər/
:
rastreador
- As a professional tracer, she specialized in locating individuals who had gone missing.
- a contact tracer
- a skip tracer
They're perceived as people who are somehow tracers to the cause.
- They're perceived as people who are somehow tracers to the cause.
Examples
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Use the tracer in your watch to locate him.
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You're just a tracer.
Fiction book (1997) -
If you're going to be a tracer of lost persons, a photo might be useful.
Fiction book (1993) -
I can't wait to open a skip tracer agency.
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The private investigator worked as a tracer, focusing on uncovering the whereabouts of stolen goods.
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After years of experience, he became a respected tracer known for solving difficult cases of missing persons.
Synonyms
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2.7
A police officer who investigates crimes and finds out what happened
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8.8
A person who follows someone secretly to watch them
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3.7
A person hired to find facts about crimes or private matters who is not a police officer
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5.0
A person who follows tracks to find animals or people
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2.3
A person who looks for information or lost things
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1.8
A person who finds something valuable, like a fossil or document
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5.6
A person who investigates crimes and follows clues
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5.5
A worker who marks items so people can find or track them
A person who carefully follows clues to solve mysteries
A person who follows someone secretly and tells others what they do
A person who explores an area to find information, often for military or safety reasons
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tracer comes from trace, meaning 'to follow a path', and the ending -er means 'one who'. That's why a tracer is a person who follows clues to find missing people or goods.