handwriting expert
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ ˈɛkspɜrt/
- Specialized
:
perito calígrafo
- One handwriting expert rated all of the students' papers using the same chart of Zaner-Bloser-style letters.
- the handwriting expert says
- handwriting expert to examine
Examples
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The court called a handwriting expert to verify the authenticity of the signature on the document.
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A handwriting expert who identified Habre's writing on the police documents.
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I submitted them to Mr. Ingalls, a handwriting expert.
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Now, Mr. Katz, I understand that you had this check examined by a handwriting expert.
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When Kidd claimed the check was a forgery, Cook presented three handwriting experts who confirmed the signature was hers.
Academic text (2009) -
I wondered what a handwriting expert would make of that childish scrawl of hers.
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I'm going to bring in a handwriting expert because your printing... ...and the printing on the holdup note... ...will have to be compared and proved to differ.
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During the trial, the defense attorney presented a handwriting expert to analyze the contested will.
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A certified handwriting expert was hired to determine if the letters were written by the same person.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person who studies handwriting to learn about personality
How Accurate
- Specialized
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5.0
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a specialist who analyses handwriting' is directly compositional from 'handwriting' (the appearance of written letters) + 'expert' (a skilled specialist), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to someone expert in handwriting. This noun–noun modification pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, making the expression transparent and predictable.
Etymology
Handwriting expert gives the picture of a person who studies the small lines and loops in handwriting like a trained expert using a magnifying glass. That's why it means 'a person who studies handwriting to find who wrote something or to check if a signature is real'.