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profiler

American

[proh-fahy-ler] / ˈproʊ faɪ lər /

noun

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

profiler British

/ ˈprəʊfaɪlə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of profiler

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

Example Sentences

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For the Disney+ documentary, he gave buzzy celebrity profiler R.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Additionally, the AUVs were outfitted with a chirp sub-bottom profiler that uses sound to reveal layers of sediment below the seafloor surface.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

FBI profiler Saga has a "Mind Place" - an investigation room with a case board like the ones seen in many thriller movies.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

This book by Michael Schulman, a prolific profiler of celebrities for The New Yorker, gives us stories of both, and in time for this year’s Oscars, which air March 12.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2023

"I didn't want a profiler," lamented Mrs. Kobbe; "I wanted a full-facer."

From Vesty of the Basins by Greene, Sarah P. McLean

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