criminalist
10
7.5
- noun
- /ˈkrɪmɪnəlɪst/
- Specialized
- As a leading criminalist, she used advanced techniques to uncover crucial details about the murder.
- Police criminalists
- experienced criminalists
- chief criminalist
Examples
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Often, the physical evidence the criminalist gathered at the crime scene was enough to narrow the field of suspects, help locate the perpetrator, or obtain a confession from him.
Fiction book (2000) -
The criminalist carefully examined the evidence to solve the complex case.
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A criminalist photographs stolen property as it's carried out of the barn.
Fiction book (1997) -
In other testimony, a criminalist with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation testified about DNA evidence.
Blog text (19) -
Gathered beneath the overpass are the police, coroner, criminalists, and a local FBI agent.
Fiction book (2000) -
He was a perfectionist, and with good cause: when there were no obvious suspects, homicide detectives often relied heavily on the criminalist's interpretation of the scene.
Fiction book (2000) -
No doubt sensing the tension, the criminalist excused himself and began the task of documenting the scene by arranging a handful of halogen floodlights a short distance from the bodies.
Fiction book (2000) -
Working late into the night, the criminalist analyzed fingerprints found at the crime scene.
Synonyms
12
4.3
A person who collects and studies physical evidence at crime scenes
How Analytic
- Specialized
28
6.1
510
3.2
- Specialized
10
7.5
188
3.6
265
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Criminalist comes from the word criminal ('someone who breaks the law') plus the ending -ist ('someone who does a certain job'), like in scientist or specialist. So a criminalist is someone who uses science to study evidence and help solve crimes.