profiler

[proh-fahy-ler]

noun

1. any of several types of machine tools for reproducing shapes in metal or other materials from a master form.

profiler

/ ˈprəʊfaɪlə /

noun

1. a person or device that creates a profile, esp someone with psychological training who assists police investigations by identifying the likely characteristics of the perpetrator of a particular crime

Word History and Origins

Origin of profiler¹

First recorded in 1900–05; profile + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Aggie is a Pulitzer Prize–winning author and profiler of modern icons who hasn’t published much since her bestselling memoir came out in 2018.

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County Sheriff’s arson unit and arson profiler.

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But perhaps most importantly, the story was held together by a theme any politician with presidential aspirations seeks to cultivate from a profiler: The subject as a vehicle for America to make a decisive break with an unsatisfactory past.

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For 1986’s “Manhunter,” Petersen is Will Graham, a former FBI criminal profiler with an uncommon ability to understand the mindset of serial killers.

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And it wouldn’t be a Karin Slaughter thriller without a few twists, not the least of which is a time jump from the disappearance of the girls until a second disappearance in North Falls 12 years later upends assumptions about the perpetrator of the first crimes and kicks off a new investigation involving an older and wiser Emmy and her son Cole, also a deputy sheriff, as well as Jude Archer, a mysterious, recently retired FBI profiler come to town to consult on the new investigation.

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